I had to take the rudder pedal assembly out of my Super Sport to correct some mistakes the original builder made. I also installed the retention clasps on the front pulleys since I have the adjustable rudder pedals and the original builder never put them in. I am trying to put everything back now and am having a hell of a time getting the springs back onto the bolt holes. I can get them all in but it's usually just the tip of the springs in the hole and I don't have confidence it will stay in all orientations during flight. The firewall forward and engine is fully attached at this point, so my access is very limited.

Does anyone have any good tricks that they've used to get the spring on without a lot of access? My goal is to get the spring fully through the bolt hole so the end of the loop comes out the other side and stays fully engaged.