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Ransome Ajax Spring for pawl required please

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moorcroftman Thu, 08/12/2022

Can anyone find and spare one or two of these Springs for the pawl on a Ransome Ajax please ?  Part no. LK184.

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Mower1 Fri, 16/12/2022

Hello - You could make your own pawl springs! I bought a length of "Spring steel strip coil" from eBay. Type "Spring steel strip coil" into the search function of eBay and you will see what I mean.

I made a couple using the original pawl spring as a guide. I couldn't make the exact shape but it did work. With more practice you should be able to make one to the exact shape. However, the length of spring I have has been in my shed for a couple of years and shows signs of a little surface rust. I guess this is because it's been exposed to the elements but once fitted into the lawnmower it would be protected by the grease.