Need Advice Reinstalling Take Down Lever Retaining Wire

[slabbandit]

As I was taking my M&P 9 down to install an Apex Polymer Trigger my retaining wire for my take down lever fell out. Can someone tell me how to put this wire back in?
Also, I bought the new Sear Housing Block from Brownell's because my gun did not have the 1/8" sear spring and plunger to install the DCAEK kit. There is something in the hole that I need to install my Apex RAM kit. It's something spring loaded but it's not a reset assist ram. Any idea how to remove this so I can install my RAM?

 

[steve462x0]

It just presses into the groove, you can see the shape of the wire on it.

 

[Autococker07]

use a dab of rig grease to hold it.... don't loose that sucker, it looks just like a bent staple on the floor and they charge you 3 bucks plus 7 shipping and in my case a 4 week wait (had a customer who lost his....)

 

[slabbandit]

Got it all back together. Put in the Apex polymer trigger and had to open the loop on the trigger bar several thousandths to get the sear to move enough. Ready to try it tomorrow!

 

[dajogejr]

Fyi for other members....I bought my dcaek kit from amazon. Their vendor still has both springs for old and new style sear block...

 

[S&W Rover]

I lost one of these a year ago -- and searched the garage floor for hours -- never finding it. For anyone who loses one, you can order a new one from Speed Shooters Specialties... like I did!

P.S. - recently, replacing the sear of my 9L with a new one from Apex, I somehow overlooked the little nub that sits on top of the sear spring. The guns functions without it... but occasionally fails to reset the sear, as you would imagine. I realized something was wrong, disassembled, saw the part was missing, searched the garage floor... and found it. M&P back to 100% reliability. Shows the need to work someplace with good lighting and that you need to be careful with for small parts that can roll, fall, etc. The best practice might be doing all disassembly on a tray...

 

[dajogejr]

Rover, I watch the apex videos several times before attempting any mods.
It's nice to know when a spring or other part may jump out at ya...

 

[Ofc.JL]

Been there, done that. Light grease is your friend, trust me. I use Lubriplate engine assembly grease and have for years. small dab to help hold spring in place upon reassembly. I even put it on hi stress area's such as slide rail grooves and the trigger bar disconnector cam. Model builders paintbrush to apply. Little bit goes a long way, so don't fill your gun up with it like greasing your car.

 

[Ofc.JL]

Opps, sorry. And the barrel cam lock area, both barrel and cam in frame. It does help any auto pistol run well.