Birch spring removal??
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2015 12:02 pm
Picked up a Birch..seems ok except the gears were gummed up badly. The spring seems to be unbroken, but I need to regrease it and cant get the barrel free so I can open it up.
I got everything apart, except the spindle gear that pierces thru spring. There is an odd U clip as pictured, but it doesn't seem like a simple push clip, its all one piece that spins freely. Has anyone popped one of these out? I also tried unhooking the spring off the spindle by twisting and hoping for an 'unhook', but not easy.
I got everything apart, except the spindle gear that pierces thru spring. There is an odd U clip as pictured, but it doesn't seem like a simple push clip, its all one piece that spins freely. Has anyone popped one of these out? I also tried unhooking the spring off the spindle by twisting and hoping for an 'unhook', but not easy.