Anatomy of a Trigger Bar

[lugerholsterrepair]

I took one apart once..was trying to get it all back together when the plunger flew across the room while pushing it in on the spring. Try as I might I have never found it.

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by lugerholsterrepair

I took one apart once..was trying to get it all back together when the plunger flew across the room while pushing it in on the spring. Try as I might I have never found it.

That teeny tiny pin on mine stuck to my drying rag and fell on the floor of my shop...For $1.00 I'll tell you how I found it...

(Took me ~15 minutes)...

(I can't find anything smaller than a wheelbarrow on my workbench!)

[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by lugerholsterrepair

I took one apart once..was trying to get it all back together when the plunger flew across the room while pushing it in on the spring. Try as I might I have never found it.

Jerry, here's a suggestion. It's probably too late for that one, if anyone has done vacuum cleaning of the space where it was lost, without monitoring the bag before disposal. Here's what I do: I have a cleaner with that tornado action, where the dirt swirls around in a clear plastic tank. Pop a strong magnet into this canister, and it will capture anything ferrous that swirls past it. The magnet I use came from a computer hard drive--it's a rare earth type and really strong for is size. My little lost Erma springs all come back to me now!