Having trouble removing the front barrel bushing on a Norc

[Soli]

http://www.bobtuley.com/45/pistol_03.htm

I'm attempting to dissassemble my 1911A1-C as per the above instructions and cannot remove the front barrel bushing at all! I've tried pressing down on the spring as hard as I could while turning the bushing, but can't get it to go...

Any tips ?

 

[velocipede]

You have the right technique. it should be an easy task.

Only help you can get is a bushing wrench. a 2$ plastic piece. But you should not be needing it for a norinco.

 

[Deckard]

There is a tool for that, but I've never needed it.

http://store1.yimg.com/I/cdnn_1867_1554545

Maybe get a piece of wood dowel and hammer it into a spin?

 

[prproulx]

Wrap some electrical tape on some pliers.

 

[2katz]

Tear it down by releasing it from the slide stop first. A little tricky but can be done
This will remove any tension off the main spring and the spring can be removed therefore it will free up the barrel from the bushing. The only thing you need to fight with now will be the bushing to slide fit.
There is no need to do it this way but there may be a burr or rought area that is binding things up and this is one way you can take care of this problem.

 

[EdGCNM]

A couple of small things. (Make sure the gun is unloaded.) #### the gun to relieve pressure from the hammer on the slide. Before pressing down on the guide rod cap, use your fingers to push the slide back, slightly out of battery. This also tends to relieve pressure on the bushing, which is at its tightest when the gun is in battery. Then press the guide rod cap in and turn the barrel bushing.

 

[leibniz]

My Norc 1911A1C is completely stock. It's a little tricky in that you only have about 1/2 of the spring cover to push on, since the barrel bushing needs to turn overtop of the other half. As a stock unit, I found the spring rather stiff/strong, but I'm an average guy and didn't have any trouble pushing in the spring to rotate the bushing off.

As a sidenote, I found that web page you noted only a few weeks ago. I spent the first 6 months field stripping my Norc by simply pushing and holding the slide about 1/2 way back (to the notch) so that I could remove the pin, then gently releasing pressure on the slide until spring was no longer under tention. If you do that, you should keep your hand over the bottom of the slide when it slides out beyond the normal range, else the spring will twist up and jump out at you.

Although the latter process worked for me, I find the former process to be the optimal way to do it.

Hope that helps.