Spring Replacement

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by Terry Tiell

I know when I replaced my main spring the one that came out was almost a full 2 inches shorter then the new one that I installed.

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[Terry Tiell]

Originally Posted by postino

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When I pulled the original main spring out and did a side by side comparison of it to the new 38lb spring the old one was almost 2 inches shorter in length and it was kinked in several places. I can post a pic if you would like.

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by Terry Tiell

When I pulled the original main spring out and did a side by side comparison of it to the new 38lb spring the old one was almost 2 inches shorter in length and it was kinked in several places. I can post a pic if you would like.

Yes, please...I have three Wolff mainsprings sitting on my bench [36, 38, 40#] and they are all right around 3 1/2" long...Your mainspring would be 1 1/2" compared to those...I have to wonder if it would even cycle properly...(But it would be a breeze to install)...