Paging 1911 Tuner. SA Ejector issue

[darkop]

Tuner
I had a student in class running a Brand New SA 4" Light Weight Operator (Approx 500 rds through it). The gun started having failure to go into battery issues and the slide was very hard to activate by hand.

I pulled the piece down and found that the glued in ejector had lifted just very slightly and was contacting the top of the ejector groove in the slide. I tapped it back into place with the plastic head of a screw driver and the slide moves smoothly now.

I noticed that there are very tight clearances between the top of the ejector and the ejector groove. My question is, can I slightly (very slightly) taper the top edge of the ejector ( say with a slight bow) with a fine file to prevent the ejector from wedging/jambing tightly into the ejector groove of the slide? or is this a bad idea.

All of my eight personal 1911's have staked and pinned ejectors so I haven't run into this problem before.

Who the hell decided glueing and ejector in was a good idea?????? puuuleeez!

Thanks Tuner,
D

 

[1911Tuner]

I occasionally run into an ejector/frame/slide combo that requires that I make a light clearance cut along the top of the ejector...but in your case, it's better to pin it in place. The frame should have the hole in it, unless SA has also eliminated that step in the effort to reduce man hours involved in the assembly of the gun...which is why the ejector was glued in to start with.
It's about reducing time and production...since it seems that it's become too much of a chore for the companies to maintain the location tolerances on the hole and the groove.

You can reglue it, of course, but if one of the legs ever shears off...which given the materials used in making the ejectors these days is a distinct possibility...you're looking at having to have it surgically removed.

 

[darkop]

I decided to clearance the top of the ejector slightly. He needs the gun for class today so I'll see how it runs and if there is a problem loan him a gun.

It's to bad SA has eliminated the pinning process (No pin hole). This is a nice gun with one of the sweetest out of the box triggers i've seen.

We'll see if this works.

Thanks Tuner,
D.