spring ends not catching ...

[xtal_01]

OK, so I have a 3 spring L door unit

When I took the springs out and repacked them, they didn't want to catch the center pin.

I remembered reading somewhere that all I needed to do is bend the end of the spring.

It took me 5 tries... first one spring would not catch ... then a different one would not catch.

Finally, they all worked.

It has been working for a week with no issues.

Today, one spring didn't catch again.

Pulled the drum apart.

Saw the spring that was not catching ... bent the center ... great.

Put it together and then a different one did not catch.

Bent that one and now the center one is not catching.

What is going on ?????

Is there some special way to bend the centers?

I even made sure the pin has a good face.

What am I missing?

[phonogfp]

https://forum.antiquephono.org/topic/18 ... -catching/

George P.