Originally Posted by USAZorro
The bikes that the Dia Compe's came off were 10 years different. They looked identical though. Looking at the one with the additional turn, I thought I had lost a full turn on the other when I took it apart. There's possibly some other reason why it didn't seem to be operating at its best. The one with the three winds worked properly.
The difference between the spring off the calipers and on under tention is about a quarter turn, you won't have lost a turn. if however you tried to put in an extra one the springs might be toast. Both spring must be of the same tention.