Can't see any pics Walter but if your vice is the typical Record engineers type, and the jaws don't open when you turn the tommy bar, then unbolt it from the bench, turn it over and you'll see a spring which is retained by a shear pin that has - yes - sheared. Knock the old pin out with a punch, push the spring up the thread and retain it with a new pin - about 3mm diameter. A split pin will do. Cheers John
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