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04-01-2010, 10:48 AM
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M 66-2 firing pin replacement
Just had the tip of the firing pin/hammer nose tip break off. Called S&W customer service, due to the date of manufacture not a lifetime warranty.
I ordered the replacement parts (firing pin/hammer nose, rivets...no spring on this one).
My question: Is the replacement procedure as easy as it looks?
To me, it seems that one would:
1) Pull the hammer out of the revolver, that is, don't try to do this with the hammer still in the frame/fully assembled revolver;
2) Remove the old nose by driving the old rivets out with a driving pin; there does not seem to be a pin between the rivits, according to my Numrich diagram the firing pin/hammer nose seems to be held in by the rivets only.
3) Install the new firing pin/hammer nose by positioning them together, then probably install them in a vise (pre-set with the proper width), gently compress, as these parts are to be swaged/pressure fitted.
4) Make sure that the rivets fit BELOW the surface of the hammer, or at least completely flush with the sides.
5) Reinstall hammer back into revolver.
Am I missing anything, or is my procedure essentially correct?
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04-01-2010, 10:36 PM
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Bump...
Geez....Do we have people who know about S&W smithing here...or only dilettantes and collectors...?
Trying to be polite, but, really.......Just asking a question from who profess some degree of knowledge.....
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04-01-2010, 10:44 PM
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perhaps a move to the smithing section?
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04-01-2010, 10:45 PM
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Disassemble gun, drive out rivet (singular), install new hammer nose and rivet, upset rivet using two center punches. Tighten the rivet until it is snug in the hammer, doesn't turn or move side to side. Reassemble.
Yes, it is just that simple.
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04-01-2010, 10:57 PM
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There's several threads in the Gunsmithing area about this..
Here's one that I responded too were there's a couple of folks that share a pic of what the factory fixture looks like & a pic of the punch
Good Luck!!
Hammer nose rivet
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04-02-2010, 10:24 AM
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Thanks for the information. In the future I'll reference the gunsmithing forum first. As a newer member I was not familiar with that section.
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04-02-2010, 07:40 PM
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Probably fewer dilettantes & collectors in that section....
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04-02-2010, 09:04 PM
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Are you THE Lewis Wetzel? I'd have thunk you'd be a bit old by now. Still killin' Injuns?
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04-03-2010, 04:29 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dpris
Probably fewer dilettantes & collectors in that section....
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No doubt......
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Rude
Only advice I can offer is to apologize to the membership for rudeness.
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Hit "edit",then "delete" (from the dilettante in chief)
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It's like a drink....it only affects you if you accept it as such.
You sensitive types need to lighten up.
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Truculent sort, ain't he?
Don't let the doorknob getcha on the way out.
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Truculent sort, ain't he?
Don't let the doorknob getcha on the way out.
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Guess I just don't exude good fellowship like....um,....I guess like guys like you...
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04-06-2010, 12:49 PM
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You started this thread OK, but your followup was written in a boorish & demanding way that implied you thought you were entitled to immediate "service".
"I'm trying to be polite here"?
Didn't sound that way. Nobody here is on this forum to serve you, and nobody here has any obligation whatever to immediately jump to do it.
Or to point out a gunsmithing section that could have been the obvious place to ask your question to begin with if you'd looked a little farther on the site.
There are many knowledgeable and friendly people on this forum, and your behavior certainly hasn't generated much reason for those "who profess some degree of knowledge" to be interested in any kind of ongoing interchange with you.
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Now I have to look up truculent AND dilettante.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dpris
You started this thread OK, but your followup was written in a boorish & demanding way that implied you thought you were entitled to immediate "service".
"I'm trying to be polite here"?
Didn't sound that way. Nobody here is on this forum to serve you, and nobody here has any obligation whatever to immediately jump to do it.
Or to point out a gunsmithing section that could have been the obvious place to ask your question to begin with if you'd looked a little farther on the site.
There are many knowledgeable and friendly people on this forum, and your behavior certainly hasn't generated much reason for those "who profess some degree of knowledge" to be interested in any kind of ongoing interchange with you.
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+1 Courtesy is a value here.
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Quote:
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It's like a drink....it only affects you if you accept it as such.
You sensitive types need to lighten up.
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Stop digging!
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New to me 66-2. Does this have a floating hammer pin or is it a springed pin? Thanks
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Simple to tell: Cock the hammer, lift up on the tip of the firing pin and release it.
If the pin snaps back down, it has a spring.
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The firing pin will lift then drop. I was hoping it was not a broken spring. I had read some posts about the 66-2, some not having a spring and some that do. Thanks.
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I called S&W today and was told that the 66-2 did not have a spring in the hammer mounted firing pin. Hope this helps anyone that might be interested.
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