Originally Posted by
clubman
Not difficult. Grip the inside of the spring with narrow needle-nose pliers and rotate counter clock until the pressure at the outer flange equalizes (for the lack of a better word) and pull out. Reverse going in.
That's what someone told me when I was trying to do this before. For some reason I couldn't make it happen then. The fact that the inside tab broke off made it harder to get good purchase on the spring. I just tried it again and it came out and flew across the garage.
Now I just need to find a replacement. Thanks!