P38A Ignition Barrel Spring
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RangeRoller dt
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Would it not be same size as the hole it came out of?
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OoopsHi,
Does anyone know spec or size of spring that goes inside of ignition barrel please?
Mine decided ping away when I removed it! Doh.
It's the spring that allows the key to return from ignition 3 to 2.
Thanks all.
Sorry mate don't know so can't help
No worries my own stupidity for losing it. Will buy a spring selectionOoops
Sorry mate don't know so can't help
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Dunno if this is any help, but when the same thing happened to me I took the room apart to find it, and didn't.
So I carried on, fixed the rest of the barrel and put it all back together.
Then put it back in the car, in my case a Disco 2, and it all worked exactly like it did before.
Came to the conclusion that there never was a spring, but then I never did see one.
Best of luck!
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Oops just reread your initial post and realised I had got the wrong end of the stick.
I was referring to the "spring" that locks the ball into the detent so it doesn't slip out of position 2 i.e. ignition.
You must have REALLY stripped the barrel down to get beyond the part where you can start the car with a screwdriver.
Best of luck mate!
I was referring to the "spring" that locks the ball into the detent so it doesn't slip out of position 2 i.e. ignition.
You must have REALLY stripped the barrel down to get beyond the part where you can start the car with a screwdriver.
Best of luck mate!
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I was given a 12 bore shotgun and I decided to strip it down completely to reblue it. As I reassembled it the firing pin spring sprungDunno if this is any help, but when the same thing happened to me I took the room apart to find it, and didn't.
So I carried on, fixed the rest of the barrel and put it all back together.
Then put it back in the car, in my case a Disco 2, and it all worked exactly like it did before.
Came to the conclusion that there never was a spring, but then I never did see one.
Best of luck!
I went through the garage with a fine tooth comb until there was only two buckets unchecked,one was full of nuts bolts and screws,the other had trowels and floats in it.luckly this was the one I checked first because it was lying in the bottom of it.Lady luck was with me that day.
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I was given a 12 bore shotgun and I decided to strip it down completely to reblue it. As I reassembled it the firing pin spring sprung
Its always in the last place look
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Once you found it you dont look anywhere else so always the last place
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EAS diaphragm spring had me. Fairly certain the one I found was the one that came out.
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Did it drop out of the box of bits ?
RangeRoller dt
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I saw the coil of the spring and was inspired!
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Makes a change you normally find the missing bit after you have sorted out something else to fit
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Or bought anotherMakes a change you normally find the missing bit after you have sorted out something else to fit
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brianp38dse
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Or bought another
Thats a certainty, not long after you sort it you find the one you got in-stock ready
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Thats a certainty, not long after you sort it you find the one you got in-stock ready
When will this torment eeeeeeeennnnnnnd
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When will this torment eeeeeeeennnnnnnd
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