Seiko 6138 - Sheared hour recording stop lever spring axle

[JAHM]

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Posted yesterday at 09:51 AM

Hi all. I posted this query yesterday but I think I may have posted it in the incorrect section.  While putting together a Seiko 6138-0040 Bullhead I noticed that the eccentric pin (hour recording stop lever spring axle) was 90 degrees away from where it should be.  Attempting to turn it back I managed to shear half the axle head off after 45 degree rotation (so still out of alignment).  Any thoughts as to what is the best way forward now.  
My thinking was to either:
1) Drift out the existing axle, turn it to correct position and refit.  I feel that there is still enough of the axle to hold the spring in the correct location but there may be a bit of spring wobble OR 
2) See if the axle is available as a spare (though I can't see it in the parts listings) and replace OR
3) Get a scrap main plate, remove and clean up the axle from that one and replace into mine

1) is probably doable as a short term fix;  2) I doubt if this is a spare part; 3) anyone selling a main plate seems to be selling good ones at great expense.

Anyway, suggestions would be greatly appreciated and if anyone has a rubbish, not really salvageable main plate they were going to get rid of, I be more than happy to pay for postage and reuse one part of it rather than chuck the lot out.  Cheers, John