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G.T. · 10-05-2017, 05:13 PM

Hi to all, just like any other Luger part, it has to have some difficulty in either design or application, this pin is no different? I have almost always found them waaaay too tight and nearly impossible to remove, and seldom, as you have found, so loose it is literally floating in the hole...
When installing one new, I test fit, and if loose, I upset with a slight tap or two before I ever install it? Ant then, drive in from the top just like a fattened nail!

(how's that for shade tree gun smithing!)
When installed, and if still yet loose, I rest the toggle top at the pin area on a brass block, and then upset the pin down from the inside area, expanding it slightly in the hole... Just need to sneak up on it with a small effort, as you can then conserve the BIG effort when you go to disassemble it the next time!

... best to all, til...lat'r....GT

10-05-2017, 05:13 PM	#3
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,541 Thanks: 1,342 Thanked 3,742 Times in 1,020 Posts	middle toggle pin pin! Hi to all, just like any other Luger part, it has to have some difficulty in either design or application, this pin is no different? I have almost always found them waaaay too tight and nearly impossible to remove, and seldom, as you have found, so loose it is literally floating in the hole... When installing one new, I test fit, and if loose, I upset with a slight tap or two before I ever install it? Ant then, drive in from the top just like a fattened nail! (how's that for shade tree gun smithing!) When installed, and if still yet loose, I rest the toggle top at the pin area on a brass block, and then upset the pin down from the inside area, expanding it slightly in the hole... Just need to sneak up on it with a small effort, as you can then conserve the BIG effort when you go to disassemble it the next time! ... best to all, til...lat'r....GT