Sticky sideplate N-frame

[StakeOut]

Every firearm owner has their own way of maintainence and if it works for you then keep doing it.

Just about 95% of every hand gun I've ever owned was previously owned and often full of surprizes.

My normal routine on a newly acquired gun is to remove the stocks and then soak the gun in K1 kerosene for a few days before disassembly.

Remove yoke screw
Remove yoke and cylinder assembly
Remove 2 remaining side plate screws
Remove side plate(tapping grip with plastic hammer)
Remove hammer block
Remove strain screw and mainspring
Remove hammer assembly
Remove rebound spring assembly
Remove trigger assembly
Remove cylinder stop and spring)
Remove bolt(careful not to lose spring and pin)

I do not normally take the cylinder hammer and trigger assemblies apart unless I find a part needs to be replaced.

I clean & lube all the parts with Rem Oil and M-Pro 7 synthetic grease before assembly.

While apart the bore is cleaned with Hoppe's Gel and use Lewis Lead remover if needed.

The cylinder holes are scrubbed with a bore brush until clean and shiny.

Under the extractor star is thoroughly cleaned.

Don't be too surprized at what previous owners had done to what was not visible on the outside and wasn't mention in the seller's ad.

I've encountered dry(no lube at all)internal parts,aftermarket parts(mostly light springs) and the use of red loctite and JB Weld on the screws

 

[wood714]

The rattle is normal. But, you can take off the side plate as described -- and if you've never done it before, your odds are about 99% that your gun won't be normal any more when you get it back together! ;-)

I was reading old posts last night about removing side plates, read a few threads claiming they come off a lot easier than they go back on.

I decided to leave mine on. All I really needed to do was get the crane off anyhow.

 

[Dave Workman]

Looks like everything works!