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Have you checked the underside of the Locking-Arm of your Lever-Cap for flatness?
I too wondered about this ‘snapping’ shut after seeing Paul’s restoration video.
One I’m restoring had just one tiny bright spot where the Locking-Arm touches the Chip-Breaker. Gently filing this area gives it a larger bed to seat on when locked. That’s where the ‘snap’ comes from.
There are certainly variations in castings from cap to cap. Whether it’s supposed to be flat, or gently rounded, I don’t know.
I think it’s down to personal preference. If the underside of this cam is rounded, it still locks under pressure, albeit silently. Proving it doesn’t work undone when in use, I found it makes little difference. Although I do prefer the ‘snap’.