Extractor?

mrerick · 01-12-2015, 05:33 PM

Make sure to clean up the little area under the extractor. Gunk (powder residue / oil / grease) tends to accumulate in that area.

There is also a small spring in there, so be careful not to lose it.

I tend to use a big plastic bag around everything when I am disassembling things that might spring out.

Re-installation may feel a bit odd. Just take your time, and observe how things came out during disassembly. Use a punch pin that is slightly smaller than the retention pin during removal. Let the punch retain the assembly while you set aside the retention pin, then slowly remove the punch while you observe things. It should not take alot of force to remove the retention pin or re-install it if everything is lined up.

Inspect the face and back of the extractor while you have it out of the breech block.

If you are replacing the extractor with a new one, you might end up having to fit it.

Marc

Zorba · 01-12-2015, 11:09 PM

Thank you mrerick - the extractor has now been extracted, cleaned, relubed, and reinstalled without incident. There was a fair amount of black crud in the channel, proving Goddess only knows when/if the last time it was cleaned. But after removing and cleaning the extractor/channel on my Nambu proved to be the cure of its fairly extreme stovepiping - I figured it would be best to PM the extractor on the Luger *before* it caused problems.

Now a quick question. The extractor is, of course, a blued part. The side where the "Geladen" text appears is in the white - like it was given a quick sanding/filing/buffing/whatever on that one side only to provide contrast for the text which remains blued.

Normal/usual? Or is it an artifact of fitment? Or both? It *is* the original extractor numbered to the gun.

01-12-2015, 05:33 PM	#1
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,924 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,136 Times in 1,519 Posts	Make sure to clean up the little area under the extractor. Gunk (powder residue / oil / grease) tends to accumulate in that area. There is also a small spring in there, so be careful not to lose it. I tend to use a big plastic bag around everything when I am disassembling things that might spring out. Re-installation may feel a bit odd. Just take your time, and observe how things came out during disassembly. Use a punch pin that is slightly smaller than the retention pin during removal. Let the punch retain the assembly while you set aside the retention pin, then slowly remove the punch while you observe things. It should not take alot of force to remove the retention pin or re-install it if everything is lined up. Inspect the face and back of the extractor while you have it out of the breech block. If you are replacing the extractor with a new one, you might end up having to fit it. Marc __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

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01-12-2015, 11:09 PM	#2
Zorba User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Merritt Island, Fl Posts: 952 Thanks: 777 Thanked 528 Times in 290 Posts	Thank you mrerick - the extractor has now been extracted, cleaned, relubed, and reinstalled without incident. There was a fair amount of black crud in the channel, proving Goddess only knows when/if the last time it was cleaned. But after removing and cleaning the extractor/channel on my Nambu proved to be the cure of its fairly extreme stovepiping - I figured it would be best to PM the extractor on the Luger before it caused problems. Now a quick question. The extractor is, of course, a blued part. The side where the "Geladen" text appears is in the white - like it was given a quick sanding/filing/buffing/whatever on that one side only to provide contrast for the text which remains blued. Normal/usual? Or is it an artifact of fitment? Or both? It is the original extractor numbered to the gun.