Wiper arm Spring

[Caddy Daddy]

Hi everyone, I have got trouble with my drivers side windscreen wiper arm on my 61, having its spring come off, the spring certainly has some high tension, and I am finding it very difficult to pull it back over the lug that was originally holding it, any tips for this?

Also I have fixed every leak oil and exhaust on my 51 year old Caddy, its nice to know I have it near to perfect mechanically, now to start on the body Regards Milton Watkins, Gold Coast

[n2caddies]

Hi Milton,
Just an uneducated guess not having had that problem myself. Is there room to get a pry tool in there like you would use on brake springs? Maybe make one out of some rigid tubing or a rod. Probably will have to put it in a vise to hold it being carefull to protect it from scratching with a rag. Good luck let us know how you got it back on.
Randy
CLC# 26143