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Post by toyotasteve on Jun 16, 2023 22:45:09 GMT -5
Evening: Anyone reinstall the hammer spring on the 1907 winchester, figured out the recoil spring, but the hammer spring is driving me nuts. Any help would be appreciated. This was posted by another member BUT I need a solution because I have the same problem.
Steve
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Post by hcompton79 on Jun 24, 2023 13:35:36 GMT -5
There's a hole in the end of the hammer spring guide rod. Put the spring on the rod, put a small pin though the hole in the rod and then wind the coils of the spring down the rod until it is compressed enough to clear the end of the rod.
Install the hammer with the spring compressed and then pull the pin, decompressing the spring.
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Post by toyotasteve on Jun 24, 2023 22:42:38 GMT -5
Thank you hcompton79 for your reply but how do I wind the spring down the rod? The hammer spring is very rigid and I have tried pushing the spring down the rod to insert the pin but there is too much resistance.
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Post by hcompton79 on Jul 22, 2023 18:41:59 GMT -5
Sorry about the delayed response, this forum doesn't notify me about post replies and I don't frequent it all that often.
If you haven't figured it out yet, just use your fingers to rotate the spring on the guide rod shaft with the pin already in place between the coils. It will rotate downward and compress itself as you turn.
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Post by toyotasteve on Aug 12, 2023 10:41:27 GMT -5
Morning: Thank you for your reply to my issue. The guide rod doesn't have a hole drilled in the end of the rod. I have tried drilling the guide rod but no luck. Do I need a special drill bit to accomplish drilling the hole?
Thank you!!
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Post by hcompton79 on Aug 15, 2023 16:55:39 GMT -5
Interesting. Perhaps they hadn't yet figured out to drill the hole on early examples? Granted, mine is from 1908, so pretty early.
It's going to be fairly hard steel and it's a curved surface, so somewhat challenging to drill properly. Best bet would be with a new fresh drill bit, and clamping the rod while using a drill press.
I should add, it is possible to reassemble without the hole and pin, it's just much more challenging, as you basically need 3 hands. One to hold the trigger guard assembly, one to compress the hammer and spring, and one to put the pin through. Putting the trigger guard assembly in a padded vise, and using a tapered punch as a temporary hammer axis pin may make things easier.
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