I have the later version w/cutout as well. I have had them apart partway, but I don't recall removing a spring or bushing. I had to laugh when I read
Originally Posted by Charles Wahl
OK, though it's against my principles to stop taking things apart until they're broken, I will consider leaving well enough alone. I'm not sure that I can stop myself, but I will try .
I've done that so many times myself... resist temptation! Mine once set for tension are trouble free, much moreso than the Campy NRs I also have.