referring to fig1 through 6 , the inventive tool 7 of the present invention has a first jaw 10 . jaw 10 at its end has a grip member 12 having an indention 14 . indention 14 grips the bottom portion of a flat spiral coil spring 16 used as a counterbalancing torsion spring for a window regulator assembly 18 ( shown in fig1 and 2 ). grip member 12 also has a generally horizontal offset 20 to allow three sides of the top portion of the spring 16 to be exposed . vertically pivotally mounted with respect to the first jaw 10 by a pin 22 is a second jaw 24 . second jaw 24 , typically by welding , has connected thereto a handle 26 which , in a clamping position of the second jaw 24 , extends generally horizontally , generally in an opposite orientation than a first handle 36 . extending downwardly from the second handle 26 and the second jaw 24 is a second gripping member 28 . the second grip member 28 has a first finger 30 and a second finger 32 forming a pocket 34 therebetween . at the tip of finger 32 , there is a milled slot 36 for contacting a top portion of the spring 16 along at least two sides . when the tool 7 is clamped on the spring 16 as best shown in fig2 and 6 , the first finger 30 provides lateral stability and location for the first grip member 12 as the first grip member 12 enters into the pocket 34 . the first jaw 10 is also connected with the generally horizontally extending first handle 36 . the first handle 36 has threadably inserted therein a set screw 38 which is connected with a stud partially concealed within the handle 36 , which acts as a reaction or set member for a link 40 . links 40 , 42 and 44 along with handle 36 and jaws 10 and 24 operate generally like a vice grip such as one manufactured by the peterson manufacturing company of dewitt , nebr . a spring 46 biases the second jaw 24 to a nonengaging position . adjustment of set screw 38 allows the tool 7 to be utilized for coils of different height for various window regulator assemblies . in operation , the tool 7 as shown in fig1 is brought within the environment of the window regulator assembly 18 . typically , an extreme end of the spring 16 is positioned within a slot 48 of the window regulator assembly . the opposing extreme end of the spring 16 will typically be captured within a slot 50 of the vehicle door housing . the tool 7 will be positioned to place the first gripping member underneath the spring 16 , and the second handle 26 will be utilized to move the second gripping member into position , capturing the spring 16 between itself and the first gripping member 12 . the operator will then pivot link 44 toward the handle 36 , thereby locking the jaws 10 , 24 on the spring 16 . the coil spring 16 may then be safely manipulated to be removed from the slot 50 and then lifted up to effect removal . installation will be the same as above described . however , the operations will be reversed . while this invention has been described in terms of a preferred embodiment thereof , it will be appreciated that other forms could readily be adapted by one skilled in the art . accordingly , the scope of this invention is to be considered limited only by the following claims .