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I've done numerous overhauls involving KIF trior, elastor and Ultraflex, as well as the Novodiac systems. I have done many many overhauls with Incabloc. This particular ETA 2671 has given me a very difficult time. When I unlatched it from the mainplate to clean the jewel it immedialtely sprang away which is not supposed to happen, and indeed has never happened with other incabloc shocks I have unlatched. I've broken a few in the early days, yes...but they don't just bounce freee upon unlatching. OK, so I recovered the darn thing and figured out how to secure it back onto the plate, but it slides out quite easily. Worse yet, I CANNOT get the arms to bed down far enough, and inward enough to secure themselves! I have tried everything I know: cling wrap and using a clean metal oiler, holding it with rodico and super fine brass tweezers, using needles that have the points filed down, removing the endstone to see if maybe it just needs clearance to secure...nothing works. It doesn't matter if the stone is in the setting or not. The longer I try the more I fear I will simply break one of the arms off as I continue to try to push it simultaneously inward and down far enough to catch. Could it be deformed or something? I've stepped away from it because it is already a couple of hours and my mind is separating fropm reality at this point! Please excuse the pictures and yes the jewel and spring are dirty at this point. J