<VV> Thermister Repair

[Geoff Johnson]

I have a thermister here that has a broken insulator.  I got it just to see 
what could be done with it.  Anyway as I recall from reading somewhere the 
stud on them is pushed on by a spring inside to make the electrical 
contact.  Is this correct?  Cant remember where I might have read this 
though.  Anyway the insulator is cracked away in two pieces.  The stud 
seems to be hanging loose not making contact with anything or being pushed 
out by a spring.    I cant get the stud out as it is held in by the 
remaining insulator, even though it wobbles, spins loosley, and can be 
pushed in and out with no resistance.   I assume that these springs might 
corrode away, this one is pretty rusty.   Can I pull the stud out and 
replace the spring,  or as I recall reading somewhere a screw could be put 
in place of the stud/spring.   Does anyone have suggestions on what glue 
might work to glue the insulator back together?  Or how else to fix it? 
No big deal but I figure its worth trying to save it.

-Geoff Johnson
66 Corsa Cp
63 Monza Cp