Oh sh*t, I think I broke my wheel gun..

[Cocked&Locked]

It is a good idea not to pry sideplates out. Even if non marring tools, the edges can be damaged as they lever against each other. Try tapping the frame with the grips removed with a piece of wood after the screws are removed. Inertia can start the sideplate out.

dammit, thats what i said up top earlier. lol NO PRYING, the ghost of smith and wesson will kick your butt it's nothing big out of place, no worries, just tap the side plate out as said, and check the screw locations with the link supplied above

 

[tiriaq]

Yup, you did. I was responding to the prying suggestion made later in the thread.

 

[Canuck44]

Hey Bob you may not know all Glock guy enjoy to count how many parts the other guns have to compare with glock

Trigun

I know a retired banker personally that has the same problem. I can fix anything once I am shown how to do it BUT left to my own resources mechanical devices and I are strangers. Thankfully both my sons inherited their mothers families genes that govern the ability to be mechanically inclined. To those that are, I am in bow to their expertise. I do feel for TDC though as he appears to enjoy the same mechanical ineptness as I.

As Clint Eastwood said in one of his movies, "A man has to know his limitations".

Take Care

Bob

 

[SLANTO]

It says to take the side plate off by tapping it with a nylon hammer. The trigger is interconnected to the cylinder hand that turns the cylinder with the double action pull; also the trigger is connected to the cylinder stop(the little nub in the frame) if theses are misaligned it will cause issues. As I stated before my Taurus had similar issues mainly due to the cylinder latch and its plunger and spring. Check out bigger hammer.net to get the exploded parts view.
Before reinstalling side plate you have to align the track on the inside of the plate encloses the top of the hammer block and then move the lower portion into place.
To take out the cylinder remove the screw just above the trigger beside the made in the usa and all. You may have to press in the cylinder center pin to ease it out of the frame. Looking at these photo you will have to remove the sideplate to realign and reset the internal parts and springs.

PM me if you need more info and I will be glad to help.

 

[m39a2]

If you are still having problems by Sunday night, pm me with your phone # and I'll talk you through it. If you are close enough to Bon Accord, bring it out to the shop and I'll show you how to take it appart and put it back together without screwing anything up.

Scott

 

[BCRider]

It is a good idea not to pry sideplates out. Even if non marring tools, the edges can be damaged as they lever against each other. Try tapping the frame with the grips removed with a piece of wood after the screws are removed. Inertia can start the sideplate out.

Good point. I'll try that next time. The "prying" I've done in my own cases was gentle and done from various points to ease the plate gently out of place. So no harm was done. But just tapping the frame and allowing it to find it's own way out sounds even better.