first   Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy and prosperous New Year everybody.
The instructions I have , for a 56 F100,   say to wind in the end plug till spring is fully compressed  then back off until the split pin will go in.
This puts the pin at the top edge of the plug.
So is the spring there to absorb shocks or is it there to provide a controlled amount of pressure on the ball?
It seems quite stiff like this so I wondered about backing out the plug till the split pin would just enter at the bottom of the slot in the plug.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
stuey
UK