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Unread 03-17-2011, 06:52 PM   #1
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Default Advice on Top Lever Spring Installation

I am about to attempt the installation of a top lever spring (a Dixie Gunworks replacement) on a 1 1/2 frame gh. Any advice would be appreciated. I actually own a copy of the "firearms assembly/disassembly, Part V" that the FAQ refers one to. However, the author seems to have skipped discussion of this spring entirely.

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Unread 03-17-2011, 11:03 PM   #2
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Is it the flat spring or the later coil spring?
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Unread 03-18-2011, 12:08 AM   #3
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Sorry, it is the flat spring (1896 manufacture).
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Search previous post as we have gone over this before. I would do it but have to run...

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I looked back to 12/08 and didn't find the information on the forum, I don't know how to search the forum, other than just looking, but even that information would help.
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Did you click on the "Search" tab at the top of the page and type in a keyword?
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Thanks Dean, I'm getting a little slow in my old age, and although I looked for it, I didn't see the tab. I have found it now (thanks to you). I will go try it out.
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I found Harry's post from November. They will be very helpful in this operation.

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i also just ordered a top lever spring from dixies, and reshaped it and installed it myself. so i know what to expect. i used a mini ruler to measure the inside of the spring positions, and compared it to the original, the problem i had was the broken part of the original was lost.
i posted pictures on my thread *to restore or not to restore*

im happy to say my rifle works like a charm
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Thanks Kris, I don't have an old spring to work from, it is totally missing. I will just try measuring it with the the engineer's scale on my calipers, and work it down slowly. I will also go check out your thread.
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