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Best tool to replace those springs is called a Black head Remover and you might find it in your wife's make up kit. If can't find the tool, the make up kit or the wife, they're extra cheap on Amazon (the tools, not the wives).

I've made a video to show how easy it is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msi34GXpCik

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