Suggestions on changing 330 springs. I know how to get the old ones off easily. Just having some difficulty closing the new eyes.

yeah, sell them and buy new ones.

Are you using a vise?

I would use a vice^^^

Better to make a gap by moving the spring tip away from the closed point up or down. I try to not mess with opening and then trying to close the loop and losing the loop shape. If you notice most replacement springs are bent that way for that reason.

Yes vise
The eye kept springing back open

Maybe I’ll put some heat to it

You have to overbend it so when it springs back it is lined up correctly.
Like LD said open the spring by bending it sideways,not by making the eye bigger.

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This !!

Don't spread and open the eye loop.

Twist the end of the loop away and to the side one way or the other.

To close, just twist the end back into place.

It's very difficult to completely close the loop by compressing the eye with
a vise and achieve a complete closure.

I use huge, mombo channel lock pliers and a long, heavy duty screw driver
to twist/pry the eye loop back into a closed position.

walleyed

These particular springs the wire overlaps. I’ll post pic later

If you have opened the eye too far, shift it sideways enough to overbend it back closed, then side-shift it into the proper position.
Overlaps ? ? ? never saw one like that.
need that pic.

Don't heat it you'll lose temper

Heat the the eye. Will that matter?

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I also wouldn't heat spring steel for fear
of losing temper.

Crowfoot has the proper remedy fix
if you have already opened the eye the wrong way.

w

Was out skinning a few badgers and snapped a quick pic these are made to just bend the tip up to meet the spring to close the loop like said you go past the spring some because it will spring back a little.

Could open the eye right back up after a couple snap offs if you lose temper

Got it figured out. Was able to bend in vise. Thanks all!