Newbie With First Luger:

[DonVoigt]

gvf,
took one of mine apart for comparison, Your link looks like it is "stretched" a little, i.e. the engagement bosses are a little farther away from the end of the receiver; or another way to look at it, the arm pointed up in your picture should be at a more acute angle toward the receiver.

This would cause your assembly condition, IMO.

i believe you must buy a new S link and install it.

When you figure out your camera, a picture with a ruler behind and showing the distance from where the rear of the rails end to the link bosses would help confirm.

I hope this makes sense and helps.

[gvf]

Yes I do understand. Thanks very much.

I'll post another pix later today with more of the link visible as well getting better photos soon. That awful photo makes it look more stretched out than it looks in other positions where you can see more

In the meantime if you want, go to Google and search for "Luger P.08 Coupling Link" (without the quote marks). You'll see when the page comes up the first choice says "Images for luger p.08 coupling link". Click on it and a whole page of photos comes up. I can't get the link to come up here or I'd provide it. Some of coupling links shown look like their angles are not very acute. Click on any you want to check more to make sure it's a "Luger Coupling Link" . Sometimes other parts are shown.

Later,
gvf
(Jerry)

Originally Posted by DonVoigt

gvf,
took one of mine apart for comparison, Your link looks like it is "stretched" a little, i.e. the engagement bosses are a little farther away from the end of the receiver; or another way to look at it, the arm pointed up in your picture should be at a more acute angle toward the receiver.

This would cause your assembly condition, IMO.

i believe you must buy a new S link and install it.

When you figure out your camera, a picture with a ruler behind and showing the distance from where the rear of the rails end to the link bosses would help confirm.

I hope this makes sense and helps.

[gvf]

Also, I mentioned before that when my slide had no connection to the Main-Spring, it was fixed when I drew the Coupling Link in between and through the two prongs of the Recoil Spring Lever with my finger, because the Coupling Link wasn't free enough to move through on on its own when the slide moved the last little bit back on the rails.

Just wanted to make sure that was right: normally the Coupling Link moves between the Recoil Spring Lever's prongs as the slide moves the last bit backwards on the rails. That make sense?

Thanks
gvf
(Jerry)

Originally Posted by DonVoigt

gvf,
took one of mine apart for comparison, Your link looks like it is "stretched" a little, i.e. the engagement bosses are a little farther away from the end of the receiver; or another way to look at it, the arm pointed up in your picture should be at a more acute angle toward the receiver.

This would cause your assembly condition, IMO.

i believe you must buy a new S link and install it.

When you figure out your camera, a picture with a ruler behind and showing the distance from where the rear of the rails end to the link bosses would help confirm.

I hope this makes sense and helps.