How To Get The Spring Out Of The Cross Aventura

[Nick13]

Hello everybody,

I had my Cross Aventura for a long time, recently decided to get a converter for it, but I read online that you need to take the spring out first. I was wondering if anybody knows how to take the spring out?

Thank you in advance,

Nick

[Mike 59]

Hi Nick, Firstly you do need to take the spring out, it will turn the converter as you replace the barrel and empty the ink out of the nib. I know because I did that here.

I think I used a wooden paintbrush handle, about 3mm round section, tapering wider, and jammed it in the spring, then turned it anticlockwise. I have some small brushes in the Humbrol range, 0,1, & 2 size if you know them. You might need to try a few to find the right size, I did try metal screwdrivers but they don't grip the spring of course.

[vinper]

Use a chopstick to grab and remove the spring. vinper

[Nick13]

Thank you for the advice, I tried both of the methods, but my situation was a little more complicated, I spilled some ink in the barrel at one point, so it solidified inside the barrel. Finally I was able to get it out by using a bent paperclip to make it grab one of the rungs, and after one hour and a few colorful words, the spring finally came out.

 

 

Thanks again!

Nick

[ThatLeoneGuy]

Don't get me started. It was a nightmare for me. I ended up pulling the end cap off but that resulted in a very scratched up exterior. And yes, a few choice words came out of my mouth. And it's not even my favorite pen!