[EC900]

That’s how that particular spring was wound, maybe 2-mm shorter compared to other installations. Probably it’s best that the spring coil end does not rest on (any) the aluminum shifter body areas. I think the spring will find its resting spot (lower) once it’s installed and slight movement will only be when then shifter is moved from 1st/2nd to 3rd/4th etc.

With that short of spring leg(s) was there any experience of a little more force to get the hook to latch under the bracket?
Ultimately as long as it shifts correctly then there should no concern - other than rubbing.

It’s a good point you bring up on where the coiled end rests, maybe mark the surrounding surfaces with a Sharpie and check after a few hundred shifts to see if there’s any obvious wear. Nobody ever questioned this.

I tinkered with some music wire and managed to wind some of these springs to various lengths and diameters to see if there’s was going to any interference, binding or stubbornness… if it fit - it worked. It’s so simple that I even used a thin mouse trap wire to bend and fashion to replicate the shape. Not much tension is needed to keep the shift lever over to the 3-4 plane.

Side Note: I heard from Karsten the originator of this novel shifter torsion spring a couple months ago. Due to some unknown mail circumstances I never did receive a spring from Germany, but Karsten had sent a refund with apologies.