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My son was giving me a hand changing the oil and I told him to take out the oil plug and I wasn't watching what he was doing, and his next question was what is this spring for dad? WTH?? I put it back together the best I knew but the piece with holes also fell out, not really sure how that goes back in (what end first? ) Could some one tell me which way that piece goes back in?
Thanks