Tape Measure Spring Replacement

ID: 130585

Description: If your Hyper Tough HT 12 foot tape measure is...

Steps:

  1. Remove all three screws from the clip side of the cover with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
  2. One 9.525 mm Phillips screw.
  3. One 15.875 mm Phillips screw.
  4. One 12.7 mm Phillips screw.
  5. Remove the metal clip and open the red and black shell by pulling it apart.
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  6. Pull the half shell off and remove the black spring housing from the plastic axle by pulling upward.
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  7. Unravel the yellow tape from the spring housing and remove the end from the metal tab.
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  8. Open the spring housing by pulling the top plate cap apart from the rest of the housing.
  9. This may require a large amount of force. Be careful not to pull too hard as the plastic tabs can break.
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  10. Remove the old clock spring by using the needle nose pliers to pry from the housing.
  11. Place the new spring in the housing using the same technique in reverse order.
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  12. Line up the plate so that the end of the spring lines up between the teeth, and press down until the plate clicks in.
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  13. Feed the end of the spring through the hole in the tape sideways and twist the housing and tape so that the tape lines up with the slot.
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  14. Carefully wrap the tape around the housing while maintaining enough tension to keep the tape tight.
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  15. Hold the housing and tape above the plastic axle so that the axle is concentric to the hole. Pinch the middle of the spring and slide the creased end through the gap in the middle of the axle. Push the whole mechanism down into the shell of the tape measure until it is flat against the plastic.
  16. Place the black brake button into the bottom of the shell before closing it.
  17. If creased end of spring is not put into the gap in the axle, then the spring will not be able to reel in the tape.
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  18. Place the other half of the shell back on and squeeze until it clicks. Put the metal clip on top over the middle hole and screw in the fasteners with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
  19. One 9.525 mm Phillips screw
  20. One 15.875 mm Phillips screw
  21. One 12.7 mm Phillips screw
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