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I don't know what process to use on the hook. I don't think TEG welder can get an smooth surface across the hook with out a lot of build up. I know there is a spray process but that is for fixing turbine shafts not little hooks. Any experience on this fix?
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Sidelock
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Pooch,
Replace the hinge pin with a little larger one and refit the barrels, is the "school solution".
Mike
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Pooch
Do you have Ellis Browns Book? he has a process useing a shim fitted into the lug. I have used it and like that method better than welding. Of course the pin must be round for that method to work.
Last edited by rgh25; 08/12/12 08:14 PM.
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I put a strips from an aluminum can in the hook as shims to measure thickness. They came out round, it looks like the wear is on the hook. I used a micrometer on the shims and a feeler gage on the face/breech they checked out at .012. I swore I would never shim. But given such a close tolerance, I believe the shim will give a more precise fit then either turning the pin or welding.
How did you attach your shim to the hook?
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I do not attach the shim to the hook, I just fit the piece over the hinge pin and leave it there.
I usually do not break these guns down for transport, and use a full length case.
If the gun needs to be disassembled, I am careful to keep an eye on the shim, most of the time it remains on the hinge pin.
Mike
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Mike has it right-It doesn't need to be attached. Pretty sure we aren't talking a Purdey here, and if it really bugs you, a more permanent method can be attempted in the future. I tried soldering feeler gauge stock for a shim one time, but, feeler gauge stock is ground and hardened, and it split when it got to temp.
Might have been fine with plain old shim stock.
Best,
Ted
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For shim material try "Starrett Feeler Stock" made by the L S Starrett Co., Athol, Mass.
It comes in all different thickness, can be cut to exact size with sissors and "glued" on the hook.
I have it in .001" to .016".
Bob Jurewicz
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Is it possible to use something like Loktite to stick the shim on? If it would work it would hold the shim in place yet be removable if need be.
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Great video, describes my situation to a tee. In my youth I worked in a machine shop, I hope it's like riding a bicycle. Tempering that spring looks tough.
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