Very VERY tight Take Down Lever (Locking Bolt)

hayhugh · 04-11-2015, 04:34 PM

Enlarging the first photo in your other post and the "9" seems to have a different font on the upper, side plate and the takedown bolt. Maybe the takedown bold has been replaced?

G.T. · 04-11-2015, 04:49 PM

But, in the context in which you have presented, tight is good! The cam built into the take down lever interacts with the caming surface, or curve on the front of the side plate leg, and this alone, is what keeps the sideplate tight... The cam pushes the rear edge of the side plate back, tight, into the corresponding frame slot .. By design, nothing else holds the sideplate tight.... Keep using your plastic leverage tools, it will be loose soon enough! ....

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

04-11-2015, 04:49 PM	#2
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,528 Thanks: 1,334 Thanked 3,711 Times in 1,014 Posts	Might not be the general consensus? But, in the context in which you have presented, tight is good! The cam built into the take down lever interacts with the caming surface, or curve on the front of the side plate leg, and this alone, is what keeps the sideplate tight... The cam pushes the rear edge of the side plate back, tight, into the corresponding frame slot .. By design, nothing else holds the sideplate tight.... Keep using your plastic leverage tools, it will be loose soon enough! ...... best to you, til...lat'r....GT

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04-11-2015, 04:34 PM	#1
hayhugh User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Florida/Penna Posts: 898 Thanks: 880 Thanked 514 Times in 276 Posts	Enlarging the first photo in your other post and the "9" seems to have a different font on the upper, side plate and the takedown bolt. Maybe the takedown bold has been replaced?