Quote Originally Posted by chevynut View Post
I'm trying to install the new heat control levers and I am having a hard time getting the spring compressed to install the washer and second lever. Any tricks to doing that?
And the trick is..........cut a 1/4" rod just under 1.5" long that slides into the heater control frame, between the two sides. Load the levers, spring, and washers onto the rod, use the levers to compress the spring, and slide it into the frame. Then use the original pin to drive the rod out and it's done.

Still don't know why those "nubs" are there on the levers.