1911 problem

[Billy The Kid]

I recently bought a new 1911 (Kimber) and didn't like the 'plastic' mainspring housing so I bought a new Smith & Alexander for it.

I put the gun back together but now the hammer will not click (stay cocked). What am I doing wrong?

 

[Canuck223]

Did you install the mainspring, it's plunger, and the keeper pin OK? Does it move freely? Is the mainspring strut centered in the depression at the center?

 

[Billy The Kid]

Did you install the mainspring, it's plunger, and the keeper pin OK? Does it move freely? Is the mainspring strut centered in the depression at the center?

Yes to all of the above. The hammer will pull back as normal when the gun is assembled but will not ####. If you pull back the hammer to #### it and let it go it just falls forward.

 

[guntech]

Reinstall the original part and see if it works. If it does then something is wrong with the new part.... and work from there......

 

[Billy The Kid]

Reinstall the original part and see if it works. If it does then something is wrong with the new part.... and work from there......

I'll give that a try. Why didn't I think of that?

 

[sunray]

Look at the sear and all parts related to it.

 

[Nor1]

I think you have the ser spring out of place. The main spring is there to drive the hammer forward. the sear spring is there to mak the sear follow the ark on the hammer and to push the sear into place. That is the click you hear. Make sure the small hock at the bottom of the sear spring is in its slot before you put the S&A back strap back in.

Nor1

 

[viper7]

yep.

Bingo, Nor1.

If the little horizontal tag is not in the slot the left finger of the sear spring will not press on the sear and the sear will not hook onto the hammer.

For 1911 guys, this is a neat link. No tools required to strip a .45

http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgu...=1911+sear+spring+assembly&svnum=10&hl=en&lr=

 

[viper7]

Should look like this.

http://www.m1911.org/images/reass03.jpg

 

[Billy The Kid]

I think you have the ser spring out of place. The main spring is there to drive the hammer forward. the sear spring is there to mak the sear follow the ark on the hammer and to push the sear into place. That is the click you hear. Make sure the small hock at the bottom of the sear spring is in its slot before you put the S&A back strap back in.

Nor1

That is exactly what was wrong. I got it back together yesterday.

Thanks guys!

 

[Hollywood 94]

Here is a great link that shows how to strip a 1911 and put it back together.

http://www.m1911.org/stripin1.htm