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Gateway To Product Reviews => Air Gun Mods and Tunes => : neric September 01, 2008, 12:33:36 PM
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New user to this forum and to airguns. This IS a wonderful place to be! Its massive,,still learning how it all works (this forum and springers). Thank you all for manifesting this wonderful place. Looks like a lot of fun.
I have chosen the 61 for beginning. I saw someone mention the 61 somewhere on this forum about how he was going to lube and tune his new 61 (which is what I want to do- but I couldn't find that thread again: and using the search engine here failed to show results). So I figured this was the right place to post.
I have taken the forearm (?) and butt off, drifted out the hinge pin for the cocking arm,,,,but I couldn't get the end piece off. I pondered it a while, searched the net a while and put it back together for now. Being my first attempt at anything like this I was a little scared as well for fear the end cap may come flying off with my getting hurt or breaking something.
My questions are:
What is the order for disassembly? (I'm guessing the trigger mechanism is first)
Is the piston difficult to extract? Any pointers for this?
Do I need to build a spring compressor? (I did see the plans of several here)
Perhaps there is an article in here I haven't seen yet to help with specifics?
Thanks in advance
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Eric, email me, daved20319@centurytel.net , I have several documents on the IZH 61 that will probably have the info you need. Later.
Dave
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Safety is number one. A spring compressor is mandatory for safety and is no guarantee that nothing can go wrong. If you are concerned about something flying off then you answered you own question about needing a spring compressor. I haven't taken any airguns apart and I would not consider taking them apart without a spring compressor.