Thanks for responses. This solution did the trick for me:
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Originally posted by Sgt 127:
If you are SURE its unloaded (just a disclaimer, no offense) follow along. Take a tough piece of cloth, denim, something along those lines, feed it around the extractor rod, like you would for a shoe-shine rag. Then manipulate the hammer slightly back until the bolt clears the cylinder and it spins freely. Then while holding the cloth tight, use it to hold the rod while you turn the cylinder by hand.
Three hands are useful at this point. Option 2 is to jam a chopstick or other soft wood inbetween the knurled end of the rod and the shroud, then repeat the hammer thing and tighten the rod by turning the cylinder...
(That make sense?)
THANK YOU!!!!!
Three hands or not, it worked. Used the "wedge",turned the cylinder far enough to allow opening of the cylinder. Gripped the knurled end and LH tightened the shaft.
Thank you very much.
Stay safe,
Charlie