Setting points on an M

Now for the trouble....After I disconnected the points and condenser and started to reassemble, I cant get the metal band spring on the moving point to hook up again. It physically looks impossible, but the new points are the same as the old ones.

Does anyone have any pictures or diagrams that I could look at while trying to put this thing back together, or maybe even some helpful tips? I apologize for sounding like an idiot, but this is my first experience with points.

Thanks

I'm not sure why I removed the breaker plate, but it's all assembled in the tractor again. Thanks for the help.

You put the screws in the part of the points set that hold it to the breaker plate first and partially tighten them. This keeps things from moving around quite as much. Some spring bands have a slot and others have a hole, but you put the spring on the threaded post and hold it while you start the nut. You hold it with anything you have available (thumb, screwdriver, needle-nosed pliers). If there are wires that go on the same threaded post, you can clip the end of the connector on the end of the wire to make it slotted. That way you don't have to hold too many bits in place at once.

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