<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2523" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Hello all;</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I am in the process of removing and replacing all of the hammer = return springs on a stencil console.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Having the rail removed, more than half have broken due to = corrosion. All but about 16 I could grab the spring coil, or whatever is left and pull = it all out in one piece. The tail goes through a hole, bends back and lays in a = slot.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Is the any trick to removing the remains of the stubborn ones? = Prying in the slot with a knife blade was not successful. I had to stop for the = day to go do my tunings.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. I find irony that in twenty = years I have never had to do this :-)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave Bunch</DIV></BODY></HTML>