I DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[CAJUNLAWYER]

I put back together a 66-1 WITHOUT the little tool for the rebound spring thingy and it only took 2 hours! After about an hour and a half and many puncture wounds from the screwdriver I finally watched some youtube videos and Jerry Miculeck made look as easy as opening a twist off beer cap using a slotted screwdriver I think he did something to the blade on that screwdriver After another 16 minutes or so, I watched another youtube and the guy used a ball point pen hull to force the spring down to the retaining pin at which time he wedged the bottom of the spring on the pin and used the screwdriver to get it all the way over th retaining pin. One of those URETHERA moments. After ruining several pens I DID IT
And the best part is that the revolver WORKS GREAT. I was able to get 40 years of gunk and crud cleaned out of the insides and it now is slicker than goose grease. No flame cutting, NO end-shake, timimng is spot on and it locks up tight as a tick.....Hell, I'm not sure I want to sell it now.........

 

[Toolguy]

Don't sell it then! Damn, that URETHRA moment must have been painful, though...

 

[Peak53]

There's an app for that!

 

[moosedog]

You matter.

 

[BAM-BAM]

66-1....... Oh Ya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Congrats...............................

Sell it....................................... ***?????????????

 

[Geronimo Jim]

Got that T shirt.

 

[lkabug]

Blessed are those with thumb punctured wounds from screwdrivers, for they have learned something today.

I must confess I too have been blessed and have the scares.

 

[zonker5]

You don't know punctured thumbs unless you raise cacti as a hobby. Them little critter can bite!

 

[pittpa]

Cool story counselor. [emoji41]


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[NCBeagle]

Yes, the ballpoint pen trick is a good one.

I always go into a small hallway bathroom and close the door to replace rebound springs. Makes it easier to find the spring if the first attempt fails. Usually close the sink drain and cover the garbage can with a towel, or put it in the hall.

 

[H Richard]

Now, is a couple dollars for the correct tool really too much? Save an hour and 45 min, no holes in the fingers, won't need to go to confession for taking the Lords name in vain, and still get that feeling of satisfaction.

 

[Wee Hooker]

Yes, the ballpoint pen trick is a good one.

I always go into a small hallway bathroom and close the door to replace rebound springs. Makes it easier to find the spring if the first attempt fails. Usually close the sink drain and cover the garbage can with a towel, or put it in the hall.

Work with your hands in a 2-3 gal clear plastic bag when assembling/disassembling any gun with launch able small parts. Works like a charm!

 

[one eye joe]

CONGRATULATIONS, CAJUNLAWYER ! ! !

IMHO, THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT. ITS NOT SOMETHING THAT I WOULD HAVE HAD THE COURAGE TO ATTEMPT, WITHOUT HAVING THE PROPER TOOL.......

 

[STCM(SW)]

I got the tool several years ago and still have a special screw driver for that
replacement of the spring.

 

[muddocktor]

Caj, another tool that works is a Phillips head screwdriver. One that just clears the inside of the rebound slide is perfect but even one a little larger works well too. You align one of the slots in the screwdriver with the pin you need to slip the spring behind and get after it. Once you get the spring started behind the pin you can slide the rest of the spring down along with the rebound slide.

 

[Rule3]

Gads I hope you never have to work on a Glock, you will have to by an Official Glock Armorers Tool!

A small flat head screw driver is the correct rebound spring tool. You could have sent me a message I will send you a rebound "tool" which to me is useless.

 

[2152hq]

Chuck Norris just looks at it and it immediately goes back into it's correct position.



I use a small phillips screwdriver. I think it's from Western Auto.

 

[cgt4570]

Before I ponied up the cash for the tool above, I cut a slot in a screw driver with a Dremel cutoff wheel.

 

[ladder13]

Save one of those pens for your trigger job.

 

[Kurusu]

Chuck Norris just looks at it and it immediately goes back into it's correct position.

Or, he just roundhouse kicks it into position.

 

[one eye joe]

I got the tool several years ago and still have a special screw driver for that
replacement of the spring.

I WOULD HAVE NEEDED TO BE EQUIPPED IN A LIKE MANNER, BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO PLUNGE IN, THE WAY CAJUNLAWYER DID.....

I'M JUST NOT THAT BRAVE.......

 

[Dieseltech56]

I bought the rebound spring tool before I ever even dove into a S&W. After seeing what was involved I wouldn't attempt it any other way. I'm a mechanic by trade and I live for tools that make my job easier.

 

[rog8732]

Yes, the ballpoint pen trick is a good one.

I always go into a small hallway bathroom and close the door to replace rebound springs. Makes it easier to find the spring if the first attempt fails. Usually close the sink drain and cover the garbage can with a towel, or put it in the hall.[/QUOte

**Wow, I thought I was the only one who assembled a Smith in the bathroom. Well, except when there is snow on the ground and I don't feel like putting on my galoshes.

 

[H Richard]

I did my first couple of guns without a "tool". There was one of the dog-leg tools included in my Wheeler tool set, but I find it isn't the best. I bought a SmithMaster tool and haven't used anything else since.

 

[Krogen]

You guys are killin' me!

My Dad always said "use the proper tool for the job." That's why my screwdriver handles are dented on the end . . . .

 

[slabsides52]

I have removed and installed S&W rebound springs using all the above methods and tools, both improvised and purchased, multiple times. Without a doubt, the Gunsmither Smithmaster tool is the easiest and safest to use for me. Before purchasing a Smithmaster, I spent way ,too much time modifying MagnaTip bits, searching for lost rebound springs in my cluttered shop, and tinkering with rebound springs and blocks. Once i tried the Smithmaster, I never looked back and never used any other method or tool again. If you are going to remove/install many S&W reound springs/blocks, the Smithmaster is a worthwhile investment. And no, I do not work for Smithmaster.......

 

[Cardboard_killer]

Without a doubt, the Gunsmither Smithmaster tool is the easiest and safest to use for me.

Yes, it is a great tool for the job, allowing even 10 thumb people like me to do the job.

 

[Arquebus357]

I use the phillips head screwdriver method. I find it much harder to install the cylinder stop and it's spring than the rebound slide and spring.

Congrats on reaching this milestone of your life. Until I got comfortable with the procedure, I used to sit on a milk crate in the bathtub with the shower curtain closed.