Help with bent K Frame ejector rod.

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S&W 617 ejector rod got severly bent out of shape while out of it's frame. Completely my fault, It was traveling in an overpadded box. :banghead: Can the average kitchen table gunsmith replace it easy enough with a new one from Brownell's? Or is this experienced gunsmith territory?
 


Replacement is no big deal. It just screws into the cylinder. Right now I don't remember if it's left handed or right handed threads. Since it's already damage, I'd put a set of vise grips on it and then turn the cylinder, not the rod.


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What's the dash number? I'll look it up and see if it's left or right hand threads. You might also want to get a yoke/crane alignment tool and make sure the yoke is straight in the frame. If the cylinder and yoke were assembled when the damage occured, it's entirely possible that the yoke is now warped as well.
 
Tks, Csm. I always like to double check thses sorts of things. I'm very angry with myself as this was such a straight shooter.

Machinisttx,
I'll get that that dash # for you and I am also afraid of the yoke also being warped. Do you have a link to the tool so I know I'm getting the right thing?
 
Brownell's is where I usually look first for special tools and fixtures.

FWIW, it's been my experience that it's almost always cheaper to pay a pro to do a job that requires special tools or fixtures to do it than it is to buy them for a one-shot fix.

They're likely to have them already, know what it takes to use them to best advantage, be able to handle any curve balls that might crop up in the job and charge less than the cost of the part(s) and the tools for the work.
 
It really depends on how badly it is bent. These bend fairly easily and can be straightened. I set them up in my mill and use a dial indicator to locate and straighten them. If it is badly bent, then the centerpin is bent too. It's really not a hard fix unless it's broken. BTW these have been left hand threads since about 1961. Good luck
 
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