hammer spring replacement

[wilbert ericksen]

took apart my vhe 12 ga. I am unable to return the hammer spring to its tunnel in the reciever!
what am i missing??

thank you

Bill E.http://parkerguns.org/forums/images/smilies/eek.gif

[Dean Romig]

That's kind of a rough drilled channel. try swapping ends on the spring and try rotating the spring as you are pushing it in. I've had that problem once or twice in the past. It will eventually go in.





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[wilbert ericksen]

i got it just as you said twist the spring.
however i some how broke the plunger pin for the ejector
on the left barrel.
Numrich calls it no. #48 on their schmatic.

I am having a bad day, time to stop everything.
now I need to repair or replace this part!!
Thank you

Bill E.

[Brian Dudley]

If you fully took the gun down, then your issue could be your Cocking bellcrank pin is not fully installed. If even the slightest bit of the pin is sticking out into the mainspring bore, it will prevent the spring from sliding into the bore.

This is really the only possible thing that can prevent the spring from installing.


I got your email by the way about the broken plunger. I need to check inventory on that and get back to you.

There is no reason that the spring should have to be “twisted” in. Again, I bet that pin is holding it up. It may be in there now by twisting it in, but it will not function properly as the obstruction is still in the way. I have taken apart and put back together hundreds of Parkers and have never had an issue re-installing a mainspring, except for in the scenario of a crank pin not being seated all the way.

[wilbert ericksen]

thank you

[Dean Romig]

If you fully took the gun down, then your issue could be your Cocking bellcrank pin is not fully installed. If even the slightest bit of the pin is sticking out into the mainspring bore, it will prevent the spring from sliding into the bore.

This is really the only possible thing that can prevent the spring from installing.


I got your email by the way about the broken plunger. I need to check inventory on that and get back to you.

There is no reason that the spring should have to be “twisted” in. Again, I bet that pin is holding it up. It may be in there now by twisting it in, but it will not function properly as the obstruction is still in the way. I have taken apart and put back together hundreds of Parkers and have never had an issue re-installing a mainspring, except for in the scenario of a crank pin not being seated all the way.


Brian, I'm not being snide here, just very curious - how can the bellcrank pin get out of place if I had never touched it or removed the cap screws to access it?





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[Brian Dudley]

Brian, I'm not being snide here, just very curious - how can the bellcrank pin get out of place if I had never touched it or removed the cap screws to access it?





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I was not talking about your situation. I was talking about the OP’s. It sounded as if he took the action apart.
I lended my thoughts based on what the issue may be based on my experience in working on the guns.

Not that I dont believe you in what you are saying based on your experiences. I just dont have an explanation for it.

[wilbert ericksen]

Thank you Brian that cocking hook was the problem!
All is well now except the broken plunger pin.

[Brian Dudley]

I thought so.

I have a number of the ejector plungers. Will be in touch on the part.