Help Identifying This Spring

[gbranham]

I found this little guy sitting on the driver's upper floor, below the steering shaft. I have been working on wiring, and I removed my dash (temporarily installed) to work on the wiring behind the dash. I think this spring showed up after I removed my dash. I can't find anything in the dash that this might go to.

Thanks!

Greg

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[michael everson]

Looks similar to the one in the Russ Thompson turn signal.
Mike

[gbranham]

Looks similar to the one in the Russ Thompson turn signal.
Mike

Sadly, I don't have Russ's turn signal. I'm just using the kit-supplied toggle.

[kgkeys]

My headlight switch has a sprung button you press to release the shaft. Could it be from a headlight switch?

-Kyle

[gbranham]

My headlight switch has a sprung button you press to release the shaft. Could it be from a headlight switch?

-Kyle

That's a good guess. I just checked mine, and my sprung button is still intact. The headlight switch spring is about the same size as the little guy in question, but the unidentified spring is stiffer.

Greg

[Norm B]

Brake light or clutch safety start switch?

Norm

[gbranham]

Brake light or clutch safety start switch?

Norm

Another great guess, but both seem to be intact.

[BUDFIVE]

Did you take a pen apart for another use…..?IMG_1131.jpg

[gbranham]

I didn't, but wondering if this spring is off of a tool I'm using. I don't recall any spring-loaded tools. Hummm...

[narly1]

Horn button?

[Rdone585]

From a broken cleco? Or perhaps from one of your quick clamps?

[Al_C]

Well, it certainly didn't come from the spark plug... Seriously, I looked at my dash, and I can't see anything that would have that kind of spring

[gbranham]

From a broken cleco? Or perhaps from one of your quick clamps?

I thought about a cleco, but I've looked all of mine, and they're all intact. I'm at a loss.

[gbranham]

Horn button?

Horn button is good.

[RJD]

Are you missing a coil over?

[Indy Shu]

Do you have an NRG quick release hub? There’s a spring in there but I can’t remember how big. ��

[gbranham]

Do you have an NRG quick release hub? There’s a spring in there but I can’t remember how big. ��

I don't.

[MaxVmo]

Have you disassembled a Colt 1911 recently? Still looking for that spring….

[CraigS]

Set it aside where it won't get lost and move on. Eventually it's use will show up.

[Bill Elliott]

My wire strippers have a spring like that.

[gbranham]

Set it aside where it won't get lost and move on. Eventually it's use will show up.

Yep, that's what I've settled on.

Greg

[ggunter]

That is a spark plug coilator spring. It provides the spring energy for the electricity to jump the gap in the plug.