4 Speed Pedal Rebuild Went South - Help!

As far as getting the spring back in I stretched mine with my floor jack and inserted small finishing nails far enough in to keep both sides on the spring stretched and then positioned the spring in place. I used a small pry bar to open each coil and pull the nails out one at a time. It took me longer to contort myself under the dash than it did to reinstall spring. Hope this helps.