I did not do the ball adjustment myself because I could not break it loose. I sent it to a skilled double gunsmith to break it loose and he did the unsatisfactory adjustment. Apparently he is not familiar with the phenomenon you mention. By the way, after more than 50 years of fooling with Lefevers, this 16 was the first adjusting ball that defied my efforts. Bill Murphy
Bill, did your gunsmith perhaps tell you what he had to do to break the compensating ball threads loose? I had trouble with one on a D. M. Lefever crossbolt. I soaked it with penetrating oil and forgot about it for a couple months and was then able to move it. Another one on an I grade has given me fits. It does not appear to be rusted in the least. I have tried Tasgon, PB Blaster, StrongArm, Kroil, and Rotanium penetrating oils giving each at least a week or more to work. Tried tapping with a brass rod and heating the screw with a copper soldering iron. Broke one screwdriver tip and one impact driver bit and thankfully did not bugger the slot or scratch the knuckle area. May have swore a little bit too. Nothing works. It's not like I can drill it out and just buy another one from Brownells. Right now it's been soaking in 50-50 ATF and acetone for a couple weeks.
