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Re: 78 Spit Starter rebuild

To: Peter Cebalo <cebalo@NthShore.govt.nz>
Subject: Re: 78 Spit Starter rebuild
From: Dave Chu <dave@ece.concordia.ca>
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 20:47:06 -0500

In message <99Feb13.120342nzdt.13446@gateway.nthshore.govt.nz>you write:
>Hi Dave,
>
>Problem is compressing the sping to get the circlip off. You can build a
>tool to do this out of 1/4" steel and a couple of 5/16" bolts. You make
>up two "C" shaped washers about 2" in diameter from 1/4" steel and drill
>a hole each side. Put a 'washer' each side of the spring, put the bolts
>through and then tighten to compress the sping.
>

  Hi Peter, thanks for your reply.  But I've already gotten the clip off
  the only thing of the shaft is the barrel assembly.  Does the barrel
  just slide off the shaft?  I tired pulling on it and it seems to be 
  stuck.  Should I pull on it a little harder?
  
Dave                                                  |\ |     | |      
Dave Chu                                 \/  \/       | /|     | |  
Dept. of Elec. & Comp. Eng.                           |/ |     | |      
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