Blackhawk disassembly problems

[Aguarapope]

I was trying to disassemble my Blackhawk in 45 Colt hoping to install hammer and trigger shims, but when I got to the point where I should depress the loading gate spring to free the trigger pivot, there was no way I could get the pivot to slide out. I tried depressing the spring in several different ways and pushing the pin at the same time, but it never seemed to get completely free from the spring. How hard should that normally be? Any special tips to get it out?
Thanks in advance!

 

[6gun]

Couldn't say cause I have never taken my Blackhawk apart, have you viewed the video's on Rugers web site how to assemble and disassemble? if not they may be a big help, also look on utube for video's.

 

[Sixer]

Go to the Brownells site and search for RUGER® SA GATE DETENT SPRING CLAMP. It costs about $26, works great.

 

[Aguarapope]

Thank for the suggestions guys. i went to the ruger page and watched the disassembly video and I was doing everyting right, it's just in my gun was a millon times harder to slide the pin! Well, done now, shims work great, but it had me seriously scratching my head at one point!!

 

[Jimbo357mag]

Sometimes when you are pressing down on the spring you are also binding on the pin, as you found out. When putting the gun back together I have found a 'C' clamp and a thin shim of wood to protect the finish can make it much easier.

 

[KWYJIBO]

There is no secret trick to getting that pin out. You just have to keep working with it, and maybe apply more force than you'd think it should require. It is the most difficult part of the disassembly...

But wait 'til you're putting it back together. I sometimes find getting that pin in makes the dissassembly seem easy!

 

[contender]

I have found that depressing the spring just behind the top of the hump allows it to go a bit easier than trying to depress the spring using the top of the hump. Just swapped out a hammer for a friend tonight. Took me about 30 min or so from start to finish.

 

[Aguarapope]

In my case what worked GREAT (only tried it once after trying all over) was pushing the spring directly under the pivot pin with a very thin jeweller screwdriver. Since the depression in the spring is almost v shapped there's cero chance of slippage. Pressing like that all the way, it was remarkably easy to star the pivot moving just using my fingertips! Once it budged enough to block the spring from going back to its original position everything got easy. Reassembly wasn't that hard, you just have to remember all the small steps.

 

[KWYJIBO]

In my case what worked GREAT (only tried it once after trying all over) was pushing the spring directly under the pivot pin with a very thin jeweller screwdriver. Since the depression in the spring is almost v shapped there's cero chance of slippage. Pressing like that all the way, it was remarkably easy to star the pivot moving just using my fingertips! Once it budged enough to block the spring from going back to its original position everything got easy. Reassembly wasn't that hard, you just have to remember all the small steps.

Glad you got it to work. It sounds like you had less trouble than I typically have, and I've taken apart quite a few of them. (Got them all back together too, eventually!)

 

[45coltnut]

The best thing to do is put a rag around your gun and put it in a vise (very lightly) to hold it. Then, press the spring down and tap the pin out with a punch and hammer. You may need to solicit help from your spouse or friend as 3 hands is very nice. Also, depending on the finish and age of your gun, the pin may have a little corrosion on it too.

 

[Fox Mike]

Go to the Brownells site and search for RUGER® SA GATE DETENT SPRING CLAMP. It costs about $26, works great.

Do you have a link for that tool? I went to the Brownells site and can't find it anywhere.

 

[Ditmo]

http://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-tools-supplies/handgun-tools/takedown-tools/ruger-sa-gate-detent-spring-clamp-prod978.aspx

Very handy tool. You don't really need it, but it does make life easier. Since I own so many blackhawks and vaqueros I bought one. Been using it for years. Lots of free spin pawls.....

 

[flatgate]

I keep a properly sized brass "pin punch" on my workbench and another in my "possibles bag" while in the field.

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