arsprod, While it will leave the lever a little 'floppy', it won't effect braking. I have a set on my touring bike that had/have this problem. I bent the spring end toward the the lever a bit outward to increase tension. I don't have any hope for this to be a long term fix as the spring itself is losing it's tension (SWAG) and will lose it's return force again, I just can't predict when.

Brad