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Every one of these I've seen, mine included, have a bad pivot pin. I don't think the loss in tension has any bearing on the problem but maybe the spring is slipping on the pivot when it turns. I would think that if you could feel the slipping, or hear a clicking noise, you could see something moving if you looked at it closely when operating it. Usually things that can be felt or heard can be seen as well.
The only way to remove the pivot pin is to grind the end off, carefully. There's a how-to technical article here on Pelican, in the tech info center (tab on top of this page).
JR
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