yep, 1/4 turn twist to remove the spring assembly from the gate, unlatch and pull down the boot to remove the top part, take the physical spring out, drop a few pennies in there 2-3, put the spring back in, pull up the boot to latch to the top piece, twist it back on the gate. can't get any easier.
i didn't come up with this trick. i just saw it somewhere and tried it. works great.
