got problem after disassembly Ruger 22/45 Mark III, Please help!

[rocinante]

DURN DURN DURN DURN. I have studied this thread and the links and am still screwed. HELP HELP HELP.

efang622 problem is EXACTLY what I have going on and I can't get the bolt stop out after I reassembled it.

You need to remove the mainspring housing again. Pull the latch down and use a mallet or hammer and a piece of wood on top of the bolt stop and tap it down to get it started out. You can also use a punch to drive it the rest of the way out.

I put it in a vise and pounded the button with a hammer HARD !! It is not budging. I tried prying and pulling on the lever but I am scared of breaking the plastic lower. Now I am officially freaked and worried I have a 280 dollar paperweight.

I have pounded on it and is the advise really to POUND ON IT HARDER?? Seems there has to be some finesse that I am missing out on to get the housing out. HELP HELP HELP!!!!

Right now, the hook on the housing is pushing against the hammer strut (which wasn't lined up on the mainspring by holding the muzzle straight up when closing the MSH.)

Do I have a plan B? IF I knocked out 44 Hammer Pivot Pin or 49 Sear Pivot Pin would it release the hammer strut enough that I can get the freaking mainspring housing out?

 

[ZeSpectre]

The couple of times I've had this issue I've had to work the slide and the trigger a few times then something lets loose and I can disassemble.

If you have to hit something on a gun HARD you are doing something wrong (or there is something seriously wrong) so don't do that. Seek someone who knows more about the firearm than you do.

(sent you a PM)

 

[finfanatic]

I recently "found" my old Ruger Mark I. It had been stored for years apparently after being shot and not cleaned. (I'm blaming my brother. LOL)

The slide stop pin would not move. The mainspring popped out alright, but would not move any further until the pin came down. Using a punch, I hammered the pin down and then pried up on the mainspring. It fell out when I did that.

General advice is you shouldn't have to hammer on a weapon at all, but in my experience, sometimes a little hammering is necessary. But don't go all "THOR" with the hammer.

 

[efeng9622]

I just remember when I couldn't get the mainspring housing out ( not bolt stop),
someone told me I can hit the gun several times, you can just put a heavy book on the floor then hit the Muzzle face to book. I did, it helps me. the mainspring housing will come out.

Thanks!

 

[SGW42]

For getting the mainspring housing out -

Make sure the mainspring housing is swung out and away from the frame before hammering the bolt stop pin from the the top of the receiver. And that's only to get it started.

Once it's started you can tap on the mainspring housing itself to get the mainspring/bolt stop assembly all the way out.

If you are having problems swinging the mainspring housing out in the first place - do not hammer anything! On a Mark III, make sure you have a magazine inserted and hold the trigger down, then shake the pistol either pointed up or down (I can't remember) until it just swings away naturally. The hammering is for the bolt stop pin.

I had this issue with my new Mark III. After years of putting my Mark II together I figured I had this down pat. But I ran into the same problem. What I think the problem is the magazine disconnect puts just a little friction on the hammer (it's on the same pin, right?) and doesn't allow it to swing so freely - therefor requiring a good "jostle" or shake to get the hammer in the correct positions.

 

[XavierBreath]

DURN DURN DURN DURN. I have studied this thread and the links and am still screwed. HELP HELP HELP.........I put it in a vise and pounded the button with a hammer HARD !! Do I have a plan B?

At this point, I would advise you to go to plan B. Here's my nine step plan.

1. Place the pistol and all it's parts in a brown paper sack.
2. Go to the ATM machine.
3. Withdraw $50.
4. Go to a gunsmith.
5. Hand him the sack with the pistol inside it.
6. Leave.
7. Come back twenty minutes later.
8. Hand him his fee.
9. Receive pistol ready to use.

Sometimes you just have to realize you may need someone else to take a look at the problem. If you can post a few pics, I will try to advise. I won't say hit it harder though, until I've seen the problem.

 

[rocinante]

I got it out and looking at the trouble shooting page on gun-talk got it where I got the hammer in the correct position where the mainspring would go in and out properly. But the trigger would not work. It did click a couple of times but it needs to click every time I do believe.

I am also double dumb ass pissed at myself because I let the hammer get away and clobbered my rear sight. Well I was going to upgrade those wasn't I?

Now I got the magazine stuck in it AND the mainspring will not come out. Time to put it down, go play with my kids, take a nap and then pick it back up again.

The fellow with the gun smith Plan B will be next but damn I hate to think I will have this much trouble everytime I want to clean the stupid thing.

 

[rocinante]

I screwed up something when I manhandled it. If I futz around following the troubleshooting I can get the hammer to fully cock and be forward. Then I can unassemble and reassemble, get the mainspring housing in and out no problem. The hammer or trigger just will not act right anymore.

What should I do? If I talk to Ruger will they be understanding and at least offer me some kind of discount to look at it? I will be honest that I didn't follow instructions exactly.

 

[SGW42]

Something tells me Ruger must have Bullseye's directions posted in every customer service rep's cubicle, and they get calls about it every day, so I don't think they will be bothered by it, lol.

If the hammer and trigger aren't acting right, then it has to be the hammer strut. Making sure the strut is properly seated in the mainspring housing (the very last step when you swing the housing in to close it) is absolutely key.