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Originally Posted by ithacaartist
Installing the spring is easy in theory, but don't underestimate the oomph needed to get the lever into place. The spring will be constantly forcing the shaft's axis off-center, and this must be overcome for most of its journey. One member wrestled with his for quite a while, IIRC, a utility sink was involved as his sturdy, finish-friendly thing against which to push... Once accomplished, you'll have seen how it goes, and there's a next one, it will be much easier.
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That was me. That thing was a bearcat to get installed, but I got it done in the end. Then it took a while (read: number of actuations) for the takedown lever to loosen up to a "usable" state - but all's well now!