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    Re: how did you decide that the springs were weak ??? Archived Message

    Posted by doccherry on March 23, 2016, 7:22 am, in reply to "how did you decide that the springs were weak ???"

    Light hammer strike prompted me to disassemble lock. Mainspring remained compressed, almost completely compressed. No "spring" left in it at all. Compared that spring with other LC Smith locks [disassembled them, too]. Other springs rebounded out a bit when removed from lock. The springs in question are basically permanently compressed, both legs of the springs almost touching one another when the spring has been removed.


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