In my previous thread about some people shouldn't be allowed to work on guns, I explained the problem that I had created with my brand new Ruger SR9c. In short, I put the striker cover on upside down after cleaning the firing pin/striker channel. Couldn't get it back off.
I assumed that I would have to send it in to Ruger. So I called them today and spoke with a very nice women there who transferred me to a fellow in tech support. He explained that there should be nothing holding the cover in place. I thought that the plunger was holding it in place. It was just wedged in, sort of like putting a square peg into a round hole. He suggested that I tap it out with a rubber mallet or something similar. So I held the slide near my workbench with it resting on the bit of the cover that was sticking out. I gave a few wacks to the slide with a piece of wood and the cover popped off.
So I'm operational again and am planning to shoot it on Wednesday.
A big thanks to the folks at Ruger for walking me through this and not just having me send it in to them as I expected. And the real good news for me (aside from fixing my gun) was that I was not the first guy to put the cover back on upside down.
I assumed that I would have to send it in to Ruger. So I called them today and spoke with a very nice women there who transferred me to a fellow in tech support. He explained that there should be nothing holding the cover in place. I thought that the plunger was holding it in place. It was just wedged in, sort of like putting a square peg into a round hole. He suggested that I tap it out with a rubber mallet or something similar. So I held the slide near my workbench with it resting on the bit of the cover that was sticking out. I gave a few wacks to the slide with a piece of wood and the cover popped off.
So I'm operational again and am planning to shoot it on Wednesday.
A big thanks to the folks at Ruger for walking me through this and not just having me send it in to them as I expected. And the real good news for me (aside from fixing my gun) was that I was not the first guy to put the cover back on upside down.