My first adventure with Incablock: advice?

[MicheleDB]

I'm following Mark course, and it was my first go at disassembly and reassembly of the ST36, clone of the ETA.

All went well until I removed the balance bridge jewel: the shock spring came completely loose and went flying over the carpet, yes THE CARPET.

Lost for days but found eventually, my struggle begun with trying to put it back in place; I've tried in many ways, found it almost impossible to handle, I really couldn't fit the "T" hinge part in the slots. 

Eventually I tried to snap it in with the tweezers, I thought I was done, but I discovered that I broke one of the two protruding arms of the T, rendering the shock spring useless.

I've checked online in Cousins and they go for 15.50 each, so I thought I'd wait until I buy some joblots for parts. 

Did any of these happened to you as well? Any advice on how to handle the shock spring? How to re-slot it in if it comes loose?

Thanks!

[Tudor]

Yes. Recently had one crumble as I was removing it from an Omega 565. 

[Nucejoe]

I gather the spring is a lyre shaped, most relevent settings require removal of regulator arm to access the slot and some require removal of the whole houing.

Dose the slot in ST36 stand above regulator arm? Or setting provide space for direct access to the slot? 

Ranfft shows an elastor. 

How about a picture.

 

[Graziano]

I have found that on Chinese movements when you are removing the incabloc cap jewels you cannot move the spring back as far as a Swiss version. I just unhook and gently lift until it stops usually about a 45 degree angle and use a bit of rodico to lift jewel setting out. Of course I learnt that the hard way. 

[JohnR725]

no matter what you have to be careful with the spring it's really tiny and it does not like to be forced. Then if it's a clone especially a Chinese clone they didn't quite clone it exactly and it comes out really easy. On the other hand if you grasp how to put it back in it can go back in almost as easy. If it's the actual Swiss version to get it back in you might have to disassemble the whole thing.

then I think we've discussed this before? Maybe even at the link below.

 

https://www.watchrepairtalk.com/topic/7631-re-seating-an-incabloc-spring/