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General Discussion To Gateway To Airguns => Gamo Gate => : chucky May 28, 2007, 09:20:00 AM

: Big day for my extreme
: chucky May 28, 2007, 09:20:00 AM
My first Springer tare down.
Just got it all back together, so I will see how it shoots tomorrow
: RE: Big day for my extreme
: shadow May 28, 2007, 09:53:58 AM
Charles, those teardowns are almost as fun as shooting em, almost hehe. Goodluck. Ed
: RE: Big day for my extreme
: Big_Bill May 28, 2007, 11:06:07 AM


Hi Chuck,



Looks like you did quite a job for your first tare down. Did you do a clean, lube, and tune while you were in there . Or just a clean and lube ?



Looks like a very nice job.

: Re: Big day for my extreme
: DanoInTx May 28, 2007, 02:27:20 PM
Funny, that's about the third picture I've seen of an airgun torn down on someones carpetted floor in the last day or two........someones wife must be out of town:)  I had my B50 apart here at my puter desk once, but it was really late at night and my wife was asleep.....shh, don't tell her:)

Dan
: RE: Big day for my extreme
: Gene_SC May 28, 2007, 02:43:15 PM
Great Job Charles.. It took me amost a year to get up enough courage to tear one of mine down.. hehe. Looks like you have all the tools for the job as well..:)  I prefer the garage bench, cause I would be in a heap of trouble if I got that moly on the carpet..  lol

Gene
: RE: Big day for my extreme
: shadow May 28, 2007, 02:54:02 PM
Go's for me too, wife would go native if she came in and there I sat covered in moly, airgun part's strewn about. Love my shop/ GTA dog house. :p Ed
: Re: Big day for my extreme
: May 29, 2007, 03:31:37 AM
Anyone else notice, but that spring is liek a foot and a half long.. jessssus. I remeber my shadow was like 12 inches..
: RE: Big day for my extreme
: chucky May 29, 2007, 04:04:11 AM
I did a clean and lube and as for a tune I did reshape the ends of the spring guides, debur everything and my trigger should be here today or tomorrow. I cant find any other parts for this thing to do a good tune.
: RE: Big day for my extreme
: chucky May 29, 2007, 04:07:15 AM
I did it in the living room so I could watch some TV on the 73”.
: Re: Big day for my extreme
: Silo May 30, 2007, 03:21:28 PM
hehe! evidently.. size does matter  :D
Good strip down Chuck, I'll have do mine too one of these days... I'll
call you for help  if I get stuck, you obviously know what
you're doing,  8)   how hard was the rear "plug" to get out?
I don't have a two pin screw type fitting for my compressor.
Who did you do yours?
Thanks,
Roald.
: Re: Big day for my extreme
: chucky May 31, 2007, 08:43:47 AM
I just used 2 screwdrivers in the holes and a big screwdriver to turn in between them.

Remember to leave the trigger bolt in when you take the plug out so the spring will not fly out.
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: Silo May 31, 2007, 10:13:40 AM
Thanks Chuck, I just didn't want to damage the end cap. How tight was yours?
and yes, I'll fist remove the trigger / anti beartrap stuff,
then replace the bolt,
then back out the plug
then set the compressor up against the inside and remove the bolt and back out
the spring.... does the sequence sound right?
- Roald.
: pic of tool
: chucky May 31, 2007, 12:34:07 PM
My plug was loose when I tore it down.

The sequence is the same way I did it.

I did make a simple tool to keep the spring from getting wild on me. You can see in the first post just above my homemade spring compressor.

A socket with a 3/8 all thread and 2 nuts inserted into the spring to keep it from going sideways.




A good friend made this tool for me today to remove the plug.
: RE: pic of tool
: Silo May 31, 2007, 02:27:30 PM
Thanks for the feedback Chuck, Wow! that's a great tool, looks bought.
You have a good friend for sure. I'll make me one too I think. I'll
make it out of some 1/8th steel flat from Home Depot and a couple of thin bolts.
Well, I'll keep you posted on how it goes, I have the extreme and a 1250 to do.
I'll do it after I get back from vacation.
- Roald.
: Made some new tools
: chucky July 08, 2007, 12:26:19 AM
I decided to make a new compact spring compressor that would fit in my gun toolbox.

Just slip it on the spring cylinder turn to lock-in and you’re in business.
No need to take scope or trigger off to operate.

Also made a barrel pivot pin remover so you do not need a hammer to drive the pin out.
: RE: Made some new tools
: Silo July 08, 2007, 04:14:23 AM


Charles,



Nice tool! and where did you get that stock for the 1250 from??? it looks a lot thinner and very nice!



: RE: Made some new tools
: Big_Bill July 08, 2007, 04:54:29 AM


Real Nice Chuck,



I would appreciate a better look at your spring compressor, if you don't mind ? I think I love it, and that is a great pin remover ! I bought one some what like your, years ago, there very handy when you only have two hands....and the darn pins arn't in tooo tight.

: RE: Made some new tools
: chucky July 08, 2007, 06:50:55 AM
The stock is the one that came with my hunter extreme. I just cut a pachmer recoil pad to fit and made a rubber grip pad then refinished the stock.
: Pic of spring compressor
: chucky July 08, 2007, 07:10:33 AM
Big_Bill - 7/8/2007  12:54 PM



Real Nice Chuck,



I would appreciate a better look at your spring compressor, if you don't mind ? I think I love it, and that is a great pin remover ! I bought one some what like your, years ago, there very handy when you only have two hands....and the darn pins arn't in tooo tight.



Pic of spring compressor
: RE: Pic of spring compressor
: Big_Bill July 08, 2007, 08:58:36 AM


That's awesome Chuck,



A great idea, and so well made !



Thanks again, and don't become a stranger here,...you hear !