G.T. on Loose Sideplate Issues

sheepherder · 09-15-2018, 05:20 PM

I came across this little nugget of wisdom while looking for pretty pictures...

I've not seen this repair mentioned before, but IMO it should be tried before trying to bend the tang...

I recommend G.T.'s fix be a 'sticky'!

mrerick · 09-15-2018, 05:38 PM

Took a while to find it, post #29 in this thread:

http://forum.lugerforum.com/showthre...sue#post222100

I'll put it in my list of FAQ things.

sheepherder · 09-15-2018, 05:47 PM

Here's a pic of the back of the 'takedown lever' showing the cam...

If you only look at the lever installed you won't even know this is there...But you'll see a distinct gap between the sideplate tang and the lever shaft...

That part of the tang is what Gerry and Tom are talking about tapping to extend it slightly...And eliminate the slop...

sheepherder · 09-15-2018, 08:10 PM

...And here's a pic of the tang that needs to be 'tapped' to extend it...

Note the gap between the tang and the lever, where the cam will rotate up into...

09-15-2018, 05:20 PM	#1
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,195 Thanks: 1,414 Thanked 4,462 Times in 2,336 Posts	G.T. on Loose Sideplate Issues I came across this little nugget of wisdom while looking for pretty pictures... I've not seen this repair mentioned before, but IMO it should be tried before trying to bend the tang... I recommend G.T.'s fix be a 'sticky'! Attached Thumbnails __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

09-15-2018, 05:47 PM	#3
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,195 Thanks: 1,414 Thanked 4,462 Times in 2,336 Posts	Here's a pic of the back of the 'takedown lever' showing the cam... If you only look at the lever installed you won't even know this is there...But you'll see a distinct gap between the sideplate tang and the lever shaft... That part of the tang is what Gerry and Tom are talking about tapping to extend it slightly...And eliminate the slop... Attached Thumbnails __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

09-15-2018, 08:10 PM	#4
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,195 Thanks: 1,414 Thanked 4,462 Times in 2,336 Posts	...And here's a pic of the tang that needs to be 'tapped' to extend it... Note the gap between the tang and the lever, where the cam will rotate up into... Attached Thumbnails __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

09-15-2018, 05:38 PM	#2
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,920 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,135 Times in 1,518 Posts	Took a while to find it, post #29 in this thread: http://forum.lugerforum.com/showthre...sue#post222100 I'll put it in my list of FAQ things. __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.