ok. So I got my little pipe cleaner straw out and really cleaned... wow there was a lot of stuff in there... I had it cleaned professionally not long ago.... makes me wonder what he did, or if it has gotten that bad that quickly... when finished I found this laying on my bobbin door...omg... now what.. My husband said to sew with it and see what happens... Man it sews like a charm now... but don't know where this little spring goes.... guess my repairman and I will renew our friendship