Spring-loaded plungers use a spring and a plunger (or ball tip) to exert a precise and repeatable force. They are a better option than having engineers cobble together an assembly that uses a simple, ...

The top component is the switch detent plunger of a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt, which is one of the seven GM models that have been recalled over problems with the vehicles’ ignition switches. The bottom ...

A sturdy shoulder on these spring-loaded plungers provides a fixed seating position and positively resists detent force. The new plungers come in light or heavy force, six sizes each, in steel or ...