1968 Barracuda Headlight Retainer Spring
I was looking at the photos on classic ind site for your year Barracuda and looking at my 1967 dart versions and looking at your photo of your broken spring which just barely shows the headlight adjuster.
In the case of my 67 Dart. There is a metal piece that has to be removed so the plastic can be squeezed to remove from sheet metal. learned this the hard way!
The 68 barracuda image on Classic's site it looks like they are showing the adjuster being installed from the rear of the sheet metal but your photo looks like it is installed from the front (similar to my dart) I suspect they put the screw in backwards for their photo.
I think the key is to remove the screw.With the screw removed there should be more room in the sheet metal hole to insert the parts. Perhaps with the screw removed warm the part to relax the plastic, hot water or the sun, I would not take a torch to it.
Alternately it looks like you could remove the screw and if you can separate the plastic from the metal, insert the metal first to the sheet metal, then insert the plastic into the metal and then screw the adjuster in last, like RR70 noted above.
Sorry you broke one trying to install it, that is so frustrating. I have a saying that "if I can brake one I can remove the others intact" especially when it is not obvious how things come apart.
I was looking at the photos on classic ind site for your year Barracuda and looking at my 1967 dart versions and looking at your photo of your broken spring which just barely shows the headlight adjuster.
In the case of my 67 Dart. There is a metal piece that has to be removed so the plastic can be squeezed to remove from sheet metal. learned this the hard way!
The 68 barracuda image on Classic's site it looks like they are showing the adjuster being installed from the rear of the sheet metal but your photo looks like it is installed from the front (similar to my dart) I suspect they put the screw in backwards for their photo.
I think the key is to remove the screw.With the screw removed there should be more room in the sheet metal hole to insert the parts. Perhaps with the screw removed warm the part to relax the plastic, hot water or the sun, I would not take a torch to it.
Alternately it looks like you could remove the screw and if you can separate the plastic from the metal, insert the metal first to the sheet metal, then insert the plastic into the metal and then screw the adjuster in last, like RR70 noted above.
Sorry you broke one trying to install it, that is so frustrating. I have a saying that "if I can brake one I can remove the others intact" especially when it is not obvious how things come apart.
