Screwed up Ruger 22/45

melchloboo · Post by **melchloboo** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 7:27 pm

Kind of a problem...

I noticed that my mainspring housing was a little loose, i.e. it would click a little as I gripped it. So I opened it just a little, snapped it back in, everything seemed Ok.

Went to dryfire, noticed the bolt was little harder to pull back than usual. Had trouble getting the magazine out. Now it is hard to get the magazine in and out, and I cannot get the mainspring housing out. I can seemingly dryfire, but I do not think the hammer is going forward, and that is why I can't get the mainspring housing out. I think when I did my readjustment, that stupid little strut thing got out of place.

No idea what to do from here.

melchloboo · Post by **melchloboo** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 7:50 pm

Never mind......I went poking around with a pen inside the magazine well hoping somehow I could get the hammer forward...I did and got the mainspring housing out...popped it back in and all is well.

Moral of the story, do not disconnect the mainspring housing without making sure the hammer strut is back in place.

This does not solve my "problem" of the "loose" mainspring housing. It is not loose like it will come out or anything. If I push on the very bottom of it, it gives maybe 1/16 or 1/32" but immediately moves back to place after I release the pressure. Maybe it always did this and I never noticed, but it seems to me it should fit snug.

Post by **Bullseye** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 8:38 pm

Some housings fit a little more loose than others due to mass production manufacturing tolerances, but it is of no real concern as long as the housing stays put.

R,
Bullseye