Board Thread:Questions and answers/@comment-3362895-20160614044311/@comment-3362895-20160614123124

MenacePotatoe wrote: My only modification [attempt] on a bigshock was doubling up a spring. I had no such problem

How did you do this without popping the flat-top pin? I used boiling water to soften the surrounding plastic and then used heavy scissors to remove the pin from above. (Arrrrgh, stupid stupid Hasbro!) Then replacing the original pin with a slightly wider screw would allow me to try other springs at will.

I figured it was a lot easier than trying to thread either on or off from below. Sorry if you already mentioned your solution before.

As far as buying a new one, go for it if you trust yourself not to make the same mistake again I can't actually trust myself 100% not to goof up in some way. I can only say that this situation annoys me too much not to try getting a working, modded Bigshock back (and completing a valuable lesson) for $12.