1911Tuner
Moderator Emeritus
re:
Batoy...Check the clearance with the gun upside down. If the barrel falls back up toward the slide and eliminates the clearance, you may need a shorter link. It can close it up a little, but with all the slack taken out of the link, the barrel should still have some clearance. Another way to check for it is to insert a wooden dowel rod in the barrel, all the way back to the chamber...and lever the rear of the barrel up to remove the clearance.
This should be done at the correct linkdown timing point at .250 inch of slide travel. If there's any difference in the clearance with the slack taken out of the link, it shouldn't exceed a third of the total. Example: If you've got .015 inch before the slack is out, there should still be a minimum of .010 inch WITH the slack out.
Batoy...Check the clearance with the gun upside down. If the barrel falls back up toward the slide and eliminates the clearance, you may need a shorter link. It can close it up a little, but with all the slack taken out of the link, the barrel should still have some clearance. Another way to check for it is to insert a wooden dowel rod in the barrel, all the way back to the chamber...and lever the rear of the barrel up to remove the clearance.
This should be done at the correct linkdown timing point at .250 inch of slide travel. If there's any difference in the clearance with the slack taken out of the link, it shouldn't exceed a third of the total. Example: If you've got .015 inch before the slack is out, there should still be a minimum of .010 inch WITH the slack out.
