TimTSE

I have purchased coil springs for a tag trailor that has ramps that are very heavy. The ends of the spring have arms that stick out, one end is 6 inches long to catch the pin that holds the ramps on the trailor and the other end is 3 inches long and rides on the ramp in a trough. The arms are at 10 o'clock and at 2 o'clock. I must bend one of the arms from 2 to 5 o'clock to better carry the load through out the range of motion of the ramp as it goes up and down. How do I do this? Do I heat and bend? Or heat, bend, and quench in oil? Please help. TimTSE

I have purchased coil springs that go on tag trailor ramps to assist in lifting them up and down. They have two ends that stick out at 10 o'clock and 2 o'clock, but one end needs to be bent to 5 o'clock in order to effective carry the load through the range of motion of the ramp. My question is how do I bend this end arm on the coil spring? Do I just heat and bend or heat, bend and quench in oil? How many times and what oil?