<!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 6.00.2800.1479" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dave Bunch asked: "<FONT face="Times = New Roman" size=3>Hello all;<BR><BR>I am in the process of removing and replacing = all of the hammer return =<BR>springs on a stencil console.<BR><BR>Having the = rail removed, more than half have broken due to corrosion. =<BR>All but = about 16 I could grab the spring coil, or whatever is left and =<BR>pull it all = out in one piece. The tail goes through a hole, bends back =<BR>and lays in a slot.<BR><BR>Is the any trick to removing the remains of the stubborn = ones? Prying in =<BR>the slot with a knife blade was not successful. I had = to stop for the =<BR>day to go do my tunings.<BR><BR>Any ideas would be greatly = appreciated. I find irony that in twenty =<BR>years I have never had to do this :-)<BR><BR>Thanks<BR><BR>Dave Bunch</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>Dave,</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>For years, I've had this little = tool that comes in handy for all sorts of things. It's a Heavy sewing needle, = inserted into a 1/2" dowel handle. The tip of the needle is ground with opposing = flats. Works great for your application. Also works well for adding the tiny = hydraulic relief hole in Upright hammers. I also use it as a depth gauge. Well, = you get the idea.</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>Best Regards,<FONT></DIV></FONT></FONT></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>