Swingline 545 Stapler - spring replacement

How to replace the spring in a Swingline model 545 stapler. I made this video because the spring fell out of my stapler and I couldn't figure out how to put it back in properly. I searched the internet high and low and found nothing on how to properly replace it, so I guessed, and figured I'd share it with the world. If you know that I've done it wrong, please let me know how to do it properly.

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Howto & Style

Tags:

• swingline
• stapler
• repair
• spring
• replace
• fix
• 545

[macbot2000]

Thanks everyone for your possitive feedback!! I'm glad I'm able to help people thanks to the power of youtube!! I'll try to keep putting up helpful and useful videos for people like you! Peace!

[iang750]

my mother bought a new stapler simply because the spring detached, and she thought it broke. Lol thanks for the video

[balletblonde1]

That was sooooo helpful. I tried fixing the stapler by myself and finally had the bright idea to google it. Within minutes, the stapler was fixed and I feel like the office hero.

[Theterminator154]

@macbot2000 great help but I have trouble in that the sliding piece that pushes the staples came out... ugh

[amberraeanderson]

Thanks a million. Been sitting here at work, staring at the spring and stapler, stumped. All fixed up now!

[Main878]

Thanks, just fixed my stapler by following your steps. Mine stapler doesn't have a bland name. Now it works just fine. 

[sarala3menda003]

worked perfectly thank you much

[kwixotic]

Unfortunately, this repair didn't work with my Swingline model. The thin piece of metal at the top is attached to the black clip in such a way that it can't be separated from it the way you demonstrate. This makes the repair a helluva lot more difficult and I had to use a special modified hemostat to get the damn spring in place before attaching to the slider goody.

[PocketJMC]

This is awesome! Also please check out our swingline stapler ad on our page. Thanks

[AssassinPr0digy]

lool thanks and did that hurt at 1:01 ??

[CJB41BT]

That was great