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Hi Again:

While working on a Mauser 98 equipped with a Buehler nee Timney, swing safety, I noticed a very small set screw and coil spring "appeared" on my work bench. These are about 1/16" in diameter. There is a tapped hole on the side of the shaft that will accept both the spring and the screw.

My questions are: does the small coil spring and screw both go into this hole and if so what function do they serve?

I would like to know what purpose these two thing serve as I can not see any reason for them to be there unless they are supposed to take up any slop in the shaft to bolt shroud clearance.

What are the odds of me losing one or both of these very small items? Lol

Any ideas?

Tia,

Franchi