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Heuer Jacky Ickx Eb8420 Teardown


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On 6/28/2019 at 12:47 PM, Amateur said:

Hi Delroyb

Any recollection and advise on how to put that Chrono pusher spring back?

Thank you I appreciate it.

J.B

 

Hi J.B.

You probably worked this out yourself already but what I did was not to set both ends of the spring right away.

Instead, I set one end, then fitted the bridge over the chrono levers, tightening the screws down halfway.

I then set the other end of the spring through the cut-out in the bridge while keeping the bridge in place by pressing down lightly on it with my fingers.

Once the spring was in place, I tightened the bridge down fully.

I managed to get it done without a hitch, but in the event the spring does slip off the lever, it will be held captive under the bridge.

 

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