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Old 5th December 2021, 22:18   #11
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Slackening (then tightening) the locking nut requires you to force an open ended spanner between the spring and the bonnet plate. Maybe use a blade to lever a gap and then force the spanner in. Maybe MGR had a special tool for this, but for me it was more like a bull-at-a-gate than engineering finesse.




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Hi Cyrano.
I have used long nosed mole grips, once the spring is down the mole grips will hold it in place while you work on the nut
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