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Title: How do I replace springs on a model m?
Post by: KillerBee on Fri, 03 September 2010, 13:31:05

I was swapping space bars between my M's and teh spring bent and bnow its not the same?

How can I replace the spring? do I just pull one out and set in the space bar hole?

Thanks

Title: How do I replace springs on a model m?
Post by: Superfluous Parentheses on Fri, 03 September 2010, 13:45:51

Quote from: KillerBee;219602

I was swapping space bars between my M's and teh spring bent and bnow its not the same?

How can I replace the spring? do I just pull one out and set in the space bar hole?

Thanks

You can pull them out, but without tools you won't get them fitted back in. Both are best done using an easy to make tool like this: http://geekhack.org/showpost.php?p=156128&postcount=12 (http://geekhack.org/showpost.php?p=156128&postcount=12)

Title: How do I replace springs on a model m?
Post by: ch_123 on Fri, 03 September 2010, 13:53:46

Is this on the 1985 one?

Title: How do I replace springs on a model m?
Post by: KillerBee on Fri, 03 September 2010, 14:04:46

Quote from: ch_123;219606

Is this on the 1985 one?

no it was the IBM Model M 42H1292 from 12/1995

Title: How do I replace springs on a model m?
Post by: KillerBee on Fri, 03 September 2010, 14:05:48

i'll try tonight