Sylvan-Forge
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This is mostly a summary of Jerry Kuhnhausen's excellent book; "The S&W Revolver - A Shop Manual".
The pre-checklist in the book and the checkout stickied in the revolver forum are helpful preliminary & diagnostic steps before beginning disassembly.
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"Deep Breath"
"Patience"
"Force Nothing"
Ok, let's roll ..
Disassembly :
Sideplate screws removed. The first two screws, from left to right, are identical. The last is the 'Yoke Screw Assembly':
Strikeline in red. Light blows with the hammer handle set up vibrations to drive the sideplate off. Thumb lightly in place to ensure that the sideplate does not spring off and hit the floor. Mine was tight and needed a dozen smacks:
Hammer Block Safety in red. Easily removed by lifting it out. Take a look at the corrosponding guideways in your sideplate:
Holding the cylinder while sliding out the yoke:
.
The pre-checklist in the book and the checkout stickied in the revolver forum are helpful preliminary & diagnostic steps before beginning disassembly.
.
"Deep Breath"
"Patience"
"Force Nothing"
Ok, let's roll ..
Disassembly :
Sideplate screws removed. The first two screws, from left to right, are identical. The last is the 'Yoke Screw Assembly':
Strikeline in red. Light blows with the hammer handle set up vibrations to drive the sideplate off. Thumb lightly in place to ensure that the sideplate does not spring off and hit the floor. Mine was tight and needed a dozen smacks:
Hammer Block Safety in red. Easily removed by lifting it out. Take a look at the corrosponding guideways in your sideplate:
Holding the cylinder while sliding out the yoke:
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