Spring connectors with adjustable grooves and related methods

A connector assembly comprising:

• a housing comprising a first housing component comprising a bore and an inner surface and a second housing component aligned with said first housing component along a longitudinal axis of said housing and at least partially surrounding said first housing component;
• a shaft comprising an outer surface;
• the inner surface of the first housing component comprising a housing groove having a first housing groove size in a first groove configuration prior to insertion of said shaft into said bore and said outer surface of the shaft comprising a shaft groove;
• a spring located in the shaft groove or the housing groove;
• a first shaft insertion force to engage said shaft with said housing and capturing said spring between said shaft groove and said housing groove and a first shaft removal force to disengage said shaft from said housing in the first groove configuration with said first housing groove size;
• wherein a second groove configuration having a second housing groove size is provided by movement of said first housing component into said second housing component, said second housing groove size is smaller than said first housing groove size;
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• wherein a second shaft insertion force to engage said shaft with said housing and capturing said spring between said shaft groove and said housing groove and a second shaft removal force to disengage said shaft from said housing in said second groove configuration are greater than said first shaft insertion force and said first shaft removal force, respectively.