Hey, I figured it out....

You have insert the tool and use a wrench to torque the spring the opposite way it installs and it pops right out.

Three tips:

Place masking tape on the font side at the edge of the door due to the close proximity of the spring while the door is open while removing and installing the new spring to prevent a potential scratch from happening.

The second is to place masking tape on the inside painted part of the door to prevent the tool from scratching.

Lastly: Don't over torque the new spring while installing it, be gentile. But if you do over torque it and it loses its spring place in a vice and torque the opposite way. Afraid to say I did this but it still worked out great after I torqued it back.

The second door was a breeze to do. 

If you found replacing these as daunting as I did, you should feel better now as these tips will make it a breeze...













|UPDATED|3/8/2014 5:27:54 PM (AZT)|/UPDATED|

Just finished the planned fixes for the year. Time to drive and enjoy.

Wife wanted to drive. Okay. She throws the door and no problem...until we get to the restaurant and have dinner. I have friends who want to see the beautiful freshly painted c3. I look at the drivers door and you guessed it, nice silver dollar side spot with a couple of cracks and lifted paint. When she opened the door she opened it to the max and the door hit the broken hinge spring. Arghhhhhhhh