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[Gunz&Bunnies]

Hey gang. I was just wondering,if I remove the side plate on my 28-2, do I have to worrier about springs and everything else flying out over my head,never to be seen again. I thought I might try it to clean and lube, but wanted to ask first. Thanks

 

[ImprovedModel56Fan]

Hey gang. I was just wondering,if I remove the side plate on my 28-2, do I have to worrier about springs and everything else flying out over my head,never to be seen again. I thought I might try it to clean and lube, but wanted to ask first. Thanks

If I remember correctly, the only two you really have to worry about are the rebound slide spring, which I suspect could injure an eye if you're unlucky (I NEVER remove or replace one without eye protection) and the bolt spring (the one in the rear of the bolt, from which you unscrew the thumbpiece), which can easily be lost if you let it get away from you.

Best to get a Kuhnhausen.

 

[Gunz&Bunnies]

Okay, thanks. Next question. Do I really need to get in there. Gun runs great, just thought one might want to get in there from time to time for maintenance. I'm thinking I should get one of the books I've seen talked about here on maintenance. Thanks for the heads up though.

 

[ImprovedModel56Fan]

I wouldn't be in a hurry to, if everything is going fine. If you shoot it a fair amount, you might get a gunsmith, if you know a good one, to clean it every couple of years or so, or maybe even more often. However, if you get the Kuhnhausen book and can operate parallel-side screwdrivers safely, you may end up preferring to do the work yourself, and will eventually be in a position to figure out for yourself how often to do it. Ordinarily, it won't be very often.

 

[Gunz&Bunnies]

Thanks for the help 520.

 

[Dragon88]

The hammer block safety will almost certainly fall out when you aren't looking. Luckily it's a moment of panic that is quickly resolved, as it goes back into place easily.

What I would do is leave the side plate alone. Take the cylinder and yoke assembly off, and remove the grips. Put the frame on a rag or piece of plastic and spray a lot of Rem oil into the trigger works, so that it is absolutely dripping with oil. Let it sit for a while, then work the action a few times, then let it sit and drain. Clean it up, reassemble, and dry fire it some, wiping away oil as necessary. Some guys would do this with a spray gun cleaner but I like oil. This has a lot less potential for disaster and will accomplish approximately the same thing.

 

[bigshot500]

Make certain that you dont use a screw driver to pry the cover off, hold the gun by the barrel in one hand and with the grips removed take a rubber coated screwdriver handle (or similar) and hit/smack/tap the lower portion of the exposed frame. A few wraps and the side plate will lift upwards so you can remove it. Just an fyi...I just started to tinker recently only after joining this site...my 686 had 20+ years of shooting (10k rounds at least) and never had the side plate removed. Yes there was crud that accumulated by nothing bad compared to what a semi auto looks like after 200 rounds.

My suggestion is to do a search for some videos on the tube so you can see first hand the inner workings of a smith revolver prior to starting. If your like me with in a day or so you will want to strip the revolver down to a bare frame...then comes replacing the springs....have fun and dont get frustrated, you cant screw them up as long as you dont loose any parts on the carpet.

Hey gang. I was just wondering,if I remove the side plate on my 28-2, do I have to worrier about springs and everything else flying out over my head,never to be seen again. I thought I might try it to clean and lube, but wanted to ask first. Thanks

 

[Gunz&Bunnies]

All good advice. Thanks very much. Next free time I get,I'll cruise YouTube and see what offerings are there. Need to pick up a good shop type manual also. Thanks again. Also, S&W sent my plate screw I called them about, plus an additional screw. Great service!