Obscenely heavy trigger on 1912 P08, "two fingers" heavy

[Ron Wood]

Soak the sear bar in solvent to dissolve old dried grease and I'll bet the disconnect will pop right out (at least I hope so )
Ron

[JiveTurkey]

Originally Posted by Ron Wood

Soak the sear bar in solvent to dissolve old dried grease and I'll bet the disconnect will pop right out (at least I hope so )
Ron

Hoppes 9 won't hurt the finish right? It's what I plan to use as long as you guys give me the green light.

[Olle]

Originally Posted by JiveTurkey

Hoppes 9 won't hurt the finish right? It's what I plan to use as long as you guys give me the green light.

You need to use a penetrating oil (like Kroil or WD-40). Just soak it good, tap it against the workbench and it should hopefully pop right out. Once it's loose you may want to disassemble it for a clean/lube job, and you do that by pushing out that little pin. Most punch sets won't have a punch small enough, but it can usually be pushed out with just a piece of wire.

[JiveTurkey]

Originally Posted by Olle

You need to use a penetrating oil (like Kroil or WD-40). Just soak it good, tap it against the workbench and it should hopefully pop right out. Once it's loose you may want to disassemble it for a clean/lube job, and you do that by pushing out that little pin. Most punch sets won't have a punch small enough, but it can usually be pushed out with just a piece of wire.

I'm planning some solvent soak first to dissolve the crud, and then an oil soak to hopefully free it up.

[Olle]

Originally Posted by JiveTurkey

I'm planning some solvent soak first to dissolve the crud, and then an oil soak to hopefully free it up.

Kerosene works well for this. If you're lucky, that will be all it takes to get the plunger to come loose again.