SA TRP Disassembly...

[haole_boySS]

I have a SA TRP and i'm having a semi difficult time taking the gun apart for cleaning. The manual that came with the gun shows how to specifically take apart a TRP, but either I can't follow english instructions or they forgot to model my pistol correctly.
Basically i'm having a terrible time putting the recoil spring and 2 piece return rod back in place on the slide. The end of the rod has a hex key. (supplied with the gun) The Beretta 96 I had and the new XD9 allow you to remove the spring and rod with 2 fingers. Is this common with all 1911 pistols?
I guess i'm looking to try and take the spring and rod out in one peice like every other semi-auto pistol I have worked with. Is this not possible? Is there something I am missing? Is there an easier way?

Following this link, this is the part i'm having trouble with.

http://www.springfield-armory.com/Manuals/1911man.pdf (Go to page 33)

I don't have a hole in the guide rod to put that supplied pin into.

If i'm just stupid, don't hesitate to say so. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Andy

 

[kart racer]

I just unscrew the hex end,after you do that the barrel bushing is holding in the recoil spring plug,push down on it and rotate the barrel bushing-while holding pressure on the plug,once the bushing is rotated about a 1/4 turn the plug/cap and spring will come out....be careful it can pop ya in the eye.this is assuming you have the regular 2 piece guide rod,also I do this w/the slide still mounted on the frame.when reassembling,put the barrel in the slide,then the bottom part of the 2 piece rod in the slide,put slide back on frame and install spring and plug in slide,then screw in the hex head end of the rod.

 

[haole_boySS]

Hmm, maybe thats my problem. I havn't tried disassembly with the slide on the frame. Thanks alot!

 

[kart racer]

Forgot to tell ya,it's easier if ya turn the slide upside down when reassembling.Let me know if it works,if not pm me and I'll give ya my # and we can disassemble/reassemble over the phone.

 

[Jim Watson]

Allen head two-piece recoil spring guide rods are an invention of the Devil.
Throw it away and get a short GI guide and a plug with closed checkered end. I let FLG put one piece guide rods with the necessary slide mods for captured spring takedown (with one of those little L shaped tools) on my competition guns but he is not getting near my Commander with one.

 

[njflor51]

Trp Pc9107l

can anyone enlighten with this new trp i bought. i took it apart to clean all the oil and grime the factory left behind and during the process i found the last three numbers of the serial number engrave on some of the parts of the gun. is this a standard procedure they do in springfild armory.