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K frame problem
The cylinder on my 17-3 is super hard to open.
It seems like the little piece that holds the ejector is hanging up, and maybe is shaped wrong. Not the knob on the ejector, but the piece that is help in place by what I assume is a spring and a pin on the ejector housing.
I have tried adjusting the ejector rod, but it did not help enough.
What should I do next?
Thank you.
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07-28-2016, 03:06 PM
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It sounds like the ejector rod may have come lose. Try that first. If that's not it try all the frame screws, to include the thumb piece that opens the cylinder, to see if they're all tight.
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What did you adjust? I'm not aware of anything that you can do other than be sure the knob is tight.
Clean real well under the extractor star, it just takes a tiny piece of crud to lock up the cylinder.
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07-28-2016, 03:26 PM
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The ejector rod is a left hand thread. Make sure to tighten it opposite the normal direction. Most bolts are right hand thread.
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07-28-2016, 03:36 PM
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make sure you put spent cartridges in the cylinder when tightening the ejector rod.
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All of the above. 
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l that was done. It looks like either one part has worn, or someone filed on or reshaped it.
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If everything is tight, check closely for Burrs!
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Darryh,
Look at this post. Diagnosing/Fixing Hard Cylinder Opening:
Do not touch the "locking bolt", the plunger in the barrel lug. It is supposed to look "Like it has been filed on" because it has, when fit at the factory.
If after reading the post you still can't figure it out then take the gun to a real gunsmith that knows what he is doing!
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08-05-2016, 09:47 PM
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Could have a bent ejector rod. They are very hard to straighten out. Also, it could just be that the screw that holds the yoke in might be too long or too tight. Aside from that, what everybody else said.
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I little bit of gun oil under the latch and on the cylinder lock work did away with the same problem that bugged me in a 629.
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