Quote Originally Posted by Ron3 View Post
....I was able to put the mainspring back in place without removing the side plate.
I think this is the source of your disappointment.

If you don't remove the sideplate and Mainspring disengages from the Stirrup, you couldn't visually confirm that the two parts were correctly connected before tensioning the spring again. You were just fishing in there, blind and didn't get the hooks completely onto the stirrup pivot.

I have no interest in a 7-shot but, since its busted, I'll give you a dollar for it.