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<p>Tom,</p>
<p>Great idea, never thought of trying something like that, will give it a try. <br>
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<p>Thanks to everyone on the List that sent some ideas.</p>
<p>Cheers,</p>
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<div id="x_divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font style="font-size:11pt" face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Tom Felts <tomfelts@windstream.net><br>
<b>Sent:</b> April 25, 2017 8:07 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Jean Caron; AH Mail List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Spring - BJ8 Gearbox</font>
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<div class="PlainText">I did it recently and to get the spring to stay compressed, I collapsed it in a vice then wrapped wire around it to keep it compressed------dropped it into the hole, placed the circlip then cut and withdrew the wire. Worked for me.<br>
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tom<br>
---- Jean Caron <vintage_roadster_restoration@hotmail.com> wrote: <br>
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Has anyone replaced the gear shifter retaining spring lately on a center shift 4 speed gearbox. I am replacing one now with a new spring and I am having a difficult time with it. I have replaced several in the past but cannot remember having such difficulty
with it. It seems that the last "ring" of the spring is too large and it does not want to go in its place to fit the washer. Consequently I cannot even think of fitting the circlip into its groove.<br>
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