Removing the old spring

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Striker assembly with old spring

The first thing I did was unpin the flange so I could remove the spring.

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Unpinned striker assembly

Here's a closeup of the original spring.  They were held in place with some rolled bushing cloth.  You can see the tiny hole for seating the spring drilled into the flange.

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Original spring

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Flange close-up