129 grille spring clips
 

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Anyone know the secret to extracting these spawn of Satan spring clips that hold the front grille on, short of latching onto them with vise grips and yanking for all your worth? Arrrgh !!!

I'm about to put some in so if you know how to install on a 107 that would be cool too.

Mine have always been easy to remove!! :bigeyes:

Simply push in, twist 1/4 turn, and they pop right out!!

I have even made them by wrapping spring wire around needle nose pliers.

It even closely duplicates the original conical tapered shape!! :bigthink:

CadPlans hit the nail on the head. From the backside, push the spring in slightly and turn the spring so the hook part unhooks from the plastic grill and you're done. No visegrips needed. These springs are notorious for not holding very well to the point where the grill falls out and you mow over the grill. :bash2:

Ah, now it makes sense why the grills are often missing. I always thought they just got misplaced.

When I purchased my 147 in the spring the grille was (and still is) held in with washers and machine screws. My dad's 125 has a wire holding it on. Neither are the stock clips.

I've never mowed over a grill but I can see how it happens-- you wouldn't know that it fell off until you mowed it.

So what your saying is i still have them clips holding the grill on in my puller.That i should do something different because one of these times there going to let go when where in a wheelie and run it over thanks for the info :bigthink:

IIRC, when the quietlines came out, they still had the wire spring clips and they really had an issue with the grills falling out. During the quietline production, they actually changed to the screw on technique later in the series. If I'm wrong on this, someone please correct me. :beerchug:

As far as the 1X8/1X9 series, the worst part is the heat from the mufflers and what the heat does to plastic grills. :bash2::biggrin2:

I've gotten quite a few with modified grill holders from romex wire to twine.

There are always alternatives!!

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O.K., got it.
Apparently these are the originals and will just take some finesse (Something not really in my way of doing things)
Thanks again guys !:ThumbsUp: