hinge pin

[Al Limone]

The screw slot on my ph is on the right side. I would like to revers it. My question are the threads reversed. Right now the gun is tight and the screw is timed right. Should I leave well enough alone.
Al

[B. Dudley]

Up to you.

The screw will have to be unscrewed, then the pin driven out from the frame. Then everything put back together the opposite. You may need to do it a few times to get the screw to time back to where it should be on the other side.

[OH Osthaus]

i am more curious to the why not the if

[J. A. EARLY]

Standard right-hand threads. If it is straight now, mark the other side to what is straight with a sharpie and reverse.

Make sure you have the right size Brownell's bit. Also it will come out easier if you use an open ratchet type wrench that fits over the bit. The closer the torque is to the screw head, the easier. Screwdrivers usually do not work on these. Or you can chuck up the bit in a drill press, unplug it to prevent an accident, have someone hold the stock as you turn the drill chuck by hand. Since it has been out since it left the factory may not be too hard to remove. If it does not line up the first time, remove the mark and make another as to what would be straight and cheat a little since it does not have to be perfectly tight, just stop at straight. It will not come out.

[Phil Yearout]

Originally Posted by Rick Losey

i am more curious to the why not the if

Me too?

[Al Limone]

Thanks for the help, got it perfect on the first try. Marking the position with a sharpie made the alignment easy.