[GreenKeys] oops. e-clip?

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Eugene,

 E-clips and C-clips have no installer holes and are installed (pushed) from 
the side directly into the groove.  If you try to install an E-clip or C-clip 
over the end of the shaft you will destroy it 100% of the time.


In a message dated 6/24/2006 9:20:57 PM Central Daylight Time, 
ehertz at tcaf.org writes: 
> got myself into a bit of a bind.  In attempting to see if this newly 
> modified spring (that solved my bit#3 problem) was to blame for the clunking sound 
> when entering FIGS mode, I decided to remove the spring to see if the 
> clunking went away. Well, it did not. So I decided I could safely reconnect my 
> spring and continue to search elsewhere.
> 
> In trying to put the spring on, I seem to have sprung a tiny little e-clip 
> (or c-clip forget which it is).  the spring mounted on a little roller and the 
> roller was held onto a little post by a little e-clip.  LUCKILY! I have 
> found both the roller and the clip buried in the mass of metal bars of the 
> keyboard. Don't ask how I found them!
> 
> Any way, I got the roller in position, but how the heck does one put this 
> e-clip back on? First there is VERY little room between all the things in this 
> area of the printer. But should this clip go on over the face of the post? Or 
> perpendicular to the post with the ends of the clip being forced open as it 
> overcomes the diameter of the post and then finally coming to rest as it 
> passes the widest part of the post? 
> 
> Either way, this will be a task!
> Eugene

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