Attachment of wear member to lip of excavation implement

A method of attaching a wear member to a lip of an excavation implement, the method comprising:

• installing a biasing device in a recess in a retainer fixedly secured to the lip;
• then positioning the wear member on the lip;
• and
• then extending a locking device from the wear member.

An attachment system for use with an excavation implement, the system comprising:

• a retainer which secures a wear member to a lip of the excavation implement, the retainer being fixedly attached to the lip;
• a biasing device, wherein the biasing device is installed within a recess formed in the retainer prior to positioning the wear member on the lip, and wherein the biasing device biases the wear member toward the lip after the wear member is secured to the lip;
• and
• a locking device which extends from the wear member, wherein the biasing device is compressed between the retainer and the locking device.

A method of attaching a wear member to a lip of an excavation implement, the method comprising:

• installing a biasing device within a recess formed in a retainer fixedly secured to the lip;
• then positioning the wear member on the lip;
• then extending a locking device from the wear member;
• and
• then compressing the biasing device between the locking device and the retainer.