Jim,

First you have to remove the grips from the pistol. I used a center punch and a small hammer. Get your self a bath towel and fold it up until it's about 3-4 inches thick. Check your pistol and make sure it's MT. Lay the towel on your work bench and the handle of the pistol on the towel. Place the center punch on the pin at the bottom of the grip and tap it out of the grip. It is really a snug fit so you will have to smack it carefully a few times to get it to move. Once it begins to move it will move out much easier. When you get it out the grip will slide right off. Look closely at how high up on the frame the grip sits. The new one will sit in an identical position.

The new grip comes in 4 pieces...The large portion, a small flat plastic spring type piece, the base of the grip and a small piece of black threaded rod about 3/4" long, along with 2 small nuts. The threaded rod section is sealed in the larger plasic box that houses the rest of the grip. You can overlook it if your not careful.

There are 4 small pieces of plastic that have to be removed from the large portion of the grip before you install it. The directions say to use a small screw driver or large paper clip to remove them. I used a small eye glass screw driver. You have to slide it down into the top part of the grip and get it under each one and they will pop out, 2 on each side. They are about 1/2" long and 1/8" wide.

Next start a nut on one end of the piece of threaded rod, put the rod through the hole the pin came out of and start a nut on the other side of the rod. Tighten the nuts down on either side of the rod against the grip frame. MAKE SURE there is an equal amount of rod sticking out on each side of the grip frame because the large part of the new grip has a channel cut in it and the threaded rod will slide along in the channel as you slide the grip up and into place. Tighten the nuts down TIGHT with a socket or needle nose pliers. I had to slide the grip up and back a few times because this is not a sloppy fit and the rod peeled off a little of the polymer as the grip moved into position. Once you get it into the same position on the frame as the old grip, then you insert the plastic spring lock...check picture on directions. This went in easily and locked into position quickly.

The last step is to lock the bottom piece in place by opening it up with the tip of a large screw driver... it springs open some what.., pushing it on until it locks. Your done.

Hope this helps...it really makes a difference in the handling characteristics of the pistol.