What rebound spring tool do you use?

a ball pen to get the spring over the pin and a fine watchmaker screwdriver from the top to press it over the rest of the way. Not sure if you see what I mean but definitely no special tool required at all
 
I have an old Wheeler tool which I believe is no longer in production. It looks much like the Brownell's tool above except it at it is only the metal part and must be snapped into a handle much as a screwdriver bit. It works very well for removal for which it is designed. The ball point pen works great for installation but not so much for removal. The Gunsmither tool covers both removal and installing and would be my choice if I was a buyer today.
 
Any of the DIY tips and utensils will work just fine if used properly. I think it's rather silly to pay money for THE specific tool to do this when it's absolutely not necessary.

You can even make your own "professional" tool if you want. Just get a cheap oddball screwdriver that has a shaft size about the same diameter as the rebound spring. Cut the driver head off so you only have a round shaft left. Then you take a Dremel with cut-off disc or even a hacksaw blade would work, and you cut a rectangle notch in the end of the round shaft. You make the notch wide enough to allow the pin to enter and you make it deep enough so that it will push the spring back off the pin. Simple.

Voila! You have a "professional" rebound spring removal tool. If you want, you could heat it up a little and put that bend in the shaft to make it slightly easier when using. Although it's not needed and mine works just fine being straight too. Doesn't need to be perfect or attractive either, just function.

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oysterer said:
a ball pen to get the spring over the pin and a fine watchmaker screwdriver from the top to press it over the rest of the way. Not sure if you see what I mean but definitely no special tool required at all
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This. And a two-gallon zip loc bag in which to attempt this dexterous move! And wear eye protection...
 
I generally use the Brownell's tool but I also made a few of my own years ago (very similar to the Brownell's model). The Brownell's tool works very well and is just a simple tool that always works. No need for complicated tools in this instance. No need to spend more than the $16.99 IMHO.
 
I use the inexpensive Wheeler Engineering Tool to take the Spring and Slide out but use an old pen to put them back in.I t fits in a standard hex driver handle.

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Brownell tool for KLN. For J, I use a screwdriver modified as directed by Brownell in Gunsmith Kinks, which I believe is the mod mentioned by cowboy4evr in post #5.

I believe that most or all of the methods described above work well, but you asked, so there are mine. The suggestion concerning a plastic bag is a good one. Even more important are safety glasses. You don't need them to remove a S&W sideplate, but they need to be the first thing you pick up next.

That's a repeat of what NMPinNYC said in post #12. I didn't say it any better, but I did say it again.
 
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I use a flat blade screwdriver and a pair of flat pliars that don't have the "teeth" or serrations inside. I actuate the trigger to compress the rebound slide and spring. While compressed, I grab the pin on the rebound slide and the pin that braces the rebound spring in the frame, squeezing them together. I remove the trigger then, and then remove the slide. I use the screwdriver on the reinstall portion.
 
Look at posting #17. Make your own to look just like it. I have made two of them, used them for many years, and they work perfectly. You need not buy anything. I made mine from screw-in hooks, screwed the threaded part into 1/2" dowel as handles. Use a Dremel tool or hacksaw for the metal cutting. Maybe a 5 minute job.
 
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