George, you are a prophet...or very experienced with this unit! I started putting this accessory back together today (yes, taking pictures), and got as far as remounting those two clamping springs you mentioned. I knew I had stretched them a tad when I disassembled the unit in haste. But a more careful inspection revealed that they were stretched, not one, but several tads, rendering them totally unfixable and therefore beyond use. What a Bummer!
Ah, but not to worry! Years ago, I bought a large assortment of about 250 new compression and extension springs for just such an emergency. So, no problem. Yeah, right. Would you believe, out of about thirty sizes of extension springs to choose from, none were anywhere near small enuff to work. What is with this project? What a headache! $%#&@. Grrrr!
So, this project will be going on-hold for a few days (or weeks) until I can locate the correct-sized springs for a proper repair. And yes, once located, I will buy several of these hard-to-find little jewels so that anyone needing these same springs can contact me with their sad story of also having to re-spring their torn-apart unit, and I will gladly send them a pair...gratis. See you in a week or three.
