Ejector replacement

Dwight Gruber · 09-06-2002, 11:53 PM

So, I finally got a replacement for the broken ejector on the S/42 which I shoot, at the gun show in Portland today.

After fussing with it for a while, I finally have to ask--what is the trick for putting one of these suckers back on the gun???

--Dwight (wishing there was a head-scratcher smiley)

Edward Tinker · 09-07-2002, 12:02 AM

Haven't had to face this Dwight, so sorry, I have no idea.

Doug G. · 09-07-2002, 01:02 AM

Actually it is very simple. Get a piece of wood approximately the same size as the inside of the upper. Slide it in so that the tip of the ejector pushes on the wood. Press in the center of the ejector to flatten it. Then give a little tap with a brass hammer down and forward. This method also works well in removing, just give a little pry with a small screwdriver and they pop out easy as can be. If you have no clue what I'm saying let me know and I'll take some pics for examples.

Lugerdoc · 09-07-2002, 07:14 AM

Dwight, Not all PO8 ejectors are interchangeable. Sometimes fitting of the center or rear lugs is required. It's probably best to have someone who's done it many times before, walk you through it the first time. Tom H.

Dwight Gruber · 09-07-2002, 10:44 AM

Heh. Tom, thank you for that. You made me look really closely at the ejector, compared it with the broken part, popped the old one back in the gun and looked really closely...and there's no way in heck that the new part is ever going to fit in the gun.

Guess I'll have to go back and find another one today.

For the record, the little angled tab which holds the ejector in place is larger...longer...than the original, and thus too big for the corresponding slot in the barrel rails. Considerable filing would be necessary to size it, easier to take the broken part and actually try to match it.

The things you learn around here...

--Dwight

09-06-2002, 11:53 PM	#1
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,890 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,282 Times in 424 Posts	Ejector replacement So, I finally got a replacement for the broken ejector on the S/42 which I shoot, at the gun show in Portland today. After fussing with it for a while, I finally have to ask--what is the trick for putting one of these suckers back on the gun??? --Dwight (wishing there was a head-scratcher smiley)

09-07-2002, 12:02 AM	#2
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,912 Thanks: 1,988 Thanked 4,502 Times in 2,077 Posts	Haven't had to face this Dwight, so sorry, I have no idea. __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

09-07-2002, 01:02 AM	#3
Doug G. User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Illinois Posts: 713 Thanks: 1 Thanked 53 Times in 17 Posts	Actually it is very simple. Get a piece of wood approximately the same size as the inside of the upper. Slide it in so that the tip of the ejector pushes on the wood. Press in the center of the ejector to flatten it. Then give a little tap with a brass hammer down and forward. This method also works well in removing, just give a little pry with a small screwdriver and they pop out easy as can be. If you have no clue what I'm saying let me know and I'll take some pics for examples. __________________ Suppose you were an idiot.....and suppose you were a member of Congress.....But I repeat myself" ~~ Mark Twain

09-07-2002, 07:14 AM	#4
Lugerdoc Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: POB 398 St.Charles,MO. 63302 Posts: 5,089 Thanks: 6 Thanked 736 Times in 483 Posts	Dwight, Not all PO8 ejectors are interchangeable. Sometimes fitting of the center or rear lugs is required. It's probably best to have someone who's done it many times before, walk you through it the first time. Tom H. __________________ Tom Heller POB 398 ST.Charles, MO. 63302 Tel 636-447-3006 lugerdoc@charter.net

09-07-2002, 10:44 AM	#5
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,890 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,282 Times in 424 Posts	Heh. Tom, thank you for that. You made me look really closely at the ejector, compared it with the broken part, popped the old one back in the gun and looked really closely...and there's no way in heck that the new part is ever going to fit in the gun. Guess I'll have to go back and find another one today. For the record, the little angled tab which holds the ejector in place is larger...longer...than the original, and thus too big for the corresponding slot in the barrel rails. Considerable filing would be necessary to size it, easier to take the broken part and actually try to match it. The things you learn around here... --Dwight