Oops, I put the lock collars in the wrong place in the pic, the new one is the one with the longer locking screw. It is pretty close to the original.
The spring is identical and the same tension as the original.
The new white plastic support comes with the bearing pressed into it. The bearing isn’t a mast type like the original.
The original bearing comes apart in about five pieces. I think the spring existed to help keep those pieces pressed together as it was sandwiched between the bottom of the bearing and the top of the lock collar. I don’t really see why a spring is needed with the new support and bearing. Any thoughts on this from anyone?
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