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Old 01-03-2021, 07:10 PM
Jerry in SC Jerry in SC is offline
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Originally Posted by steelslaver View Post
The endshake shims work very well and I prefer them to stretching the yoke. The shims are hardened steel and provide a perfectly smooth hard surface for the cylinder to run on. .If that and a good cleaning doesn't cure it possibly a new tension screw. Some people (me) shorten the screw. But, I never leave one close to the edge of fire or misfire.
There is a possibility of a shortened screw, but finding a correct one is not easy for a pre number 5 screw. I have the yoke stretching tool but don’t want to use it on a K-22 this old. The shims will be my first avenue.
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