I had a part I couldn't find anywhere and these guys had it. Might give them a try.
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If you are going to the trouble of making a spring, don't make one out of mild steel. It won't be well, springy when you're done.
I looked at your posts on the other forum and I think I see your pawl spring. I couldn't really tell how thick or how wide, but your easiest would be to try to find a spring close to the same thickness and width. Maybe an old clock or who knows what, with a flat spring. Didn't old car hoods used to have flat springs? Anyway, now you can cut off a piece that's long enough for what you need, with a cutting disc on a grinder. Heat your piece of stock to red hot with your propane torch and bury it in vermiculite (from a garden store) and leave it overnight. This is annealing. Now your stock is soft and flexible and you can shape it to what you need. Now you have to re-harden and temper your new spring. Get it red hot again and quench in oil. Used motor oil (room temperature) will do. Last step is described hereTempering Springs
Make sure you are ready to temper as soon as you have hardened it. If you leave it, even overnight it might well be broken when you come back to it the next day. If you know any knife makers or if there is a group of them in your area, they could likely handle the hardening and tempering.
It's not as hard as it sounds.
There is something rattling around in my brain that there is an automotive brake shoe return spring that looks something like what you need. It would likely have the springiness you need but ??? You might need to find someone to change the tension of it as in that "knife maker" suggestion. I have no clue but might be worth a trip to a parts store to see if you can find someone behind the counter who is interested in your problem and can do a little hunting. I thought it was a newer Mopar that used it but this is GM.
Big thing is find someone who wants to help you instead of getting someone who feels it's a hassle and don't walk in and try to get help if they have more customers than employees.
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