Ralph Mowery wrote, on Thu, 19 Feb 2015 16:06:48 -0500:

As the fellow said there is probably an offical tool to do it. Sometimes it
would be nice to see the offical tool and the way the factory puts things
together. They probably use an expensive tool that is too much for a one
time job, so it is nice to know how to do it at home with minimal tools.

Yes. I agree. If Husqvarna supplies a video on how "they" get that spring
back in place, that would be informative.

Just as you suggested though, just *watching* the video that Jeff supplied
taught me to pay extra special attention to three things which were inhibiting
success.

Armed with that example, I found a *different* way to accomplish getting
the spring in place.

Instead of leveraging with pliers on the outside end of the spring, I
leveraged with a two-foot long screwdriver on the *inside* edge of the
spring.
https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7306/1...b75a36fe_c.jpg

And, I used a few wraps of strong packing tape to hold the spring in
place on the outside half:
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8596/1...0b97e8ab_c.jpg

Now all I have to do is spin the wheel of fortune to the left of
that photo, which I'll probably do with a screwdriver or pliers
as the guy did in Jeff's wonderful video.

Thanks!