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Originally Posted by ithacaartist
The confusion here is that the spring let the bolt fall out, and the bolt refuses to seat when reassembling, right? In a mechanical situation, something that falls out of something else should fall right back in, and in this respect, the situation makes no sense.
If the bolt fell out, something is up with the spring, period. It is bent, broken, or lost its springiness. Get a new original from Lugerdoc. Should solve the problem...
Clean out the spring's slot and hole slick as a whistle before reassembly 1 drop of oil. Make sure the little tail of the spring's L goes nicely into its hole, and that the bowed part is in its slot all the way. Now slide the bolt in until there is resistance. Look into the hole on the back side to observe whatever misalignment there is, and adjust things by torquing on the handle end of the bolt. Once the bolt is aligned is when it needs the firm push or tap to move it into final position.
You want to clamp the grip frame securely in a vise with pads or non-marring jaws, which will make the manipulation of everything so much easier.
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This almost has to be the answer, how do I get the old spring out? Once I get it out I should be able to slide the bolt in with no resistance. If it does simply get a hopefully original spring installed and it will snap together. I'm going to focus on getting the old spring out now. Any tips on getting a spring out of a hole that spent the last 64 years in the hole?