butlersrangers wrote on Jan 14^th, 2017 at 6:01pm:

'Preston' - $375 for a nice Krag (and a family heirloom to boot) is a great price! Wow, I've never had a problem with the small extractor spring on a Krag. Did the part break or just come off the extractor-body? That spring is a tight fit into the extractor-body and is not intended to be disassembled. (Somebody probably took it off at sometime). FWIW - You may just want to get a complete extractor with spring attached. 'movieman630' has the extractor-spring for $10 or the complete extractor with spring for $25. You can also find complete extractors even cheaper, from time to time, on ebay and at gun shows. If your spring actually broke, there is a small access hole to drive the remaining part out of the extractor body.

I think your advice on buying the complete extractor is solid.  I cannot get the small piece that is left in the extractor out.  What is the best method to remove it?

Another question... How do you remove the whole extractor? Sorry I'm such a amateur!