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Being an early model, the friction block is probably made of cast aluminum and is stuck inside the handle. If you can’t pull it out with a pair of long needle nose pliers, you’ll have to soak it in something first to loosen up the dried out grease. You want to be careful installing the screw to, it’s a non standard 12-28 thread and if you damage the threads, it’ll ruin your day unless you have the proper tap on hand.
To install everything, I’ve found it easiest to position the tiller straight up and install the spring and greased friction block with its tabs aligned with the notches in the tiller. After aligning the flat inside the handle with the corresponding flat portion of the shaft, the handle can then be slid down over the block and spring and with a little bit of pressure and twisting action, it should fall into place.