in an earlier thread, I talked about the difficulty I had in racking the slide on a new Shield. I ran over 600 rounds through it to no avail. I decided to contact S&W for advice. They sent a new spring. I installed it. It was worse.
So I took it back out again. This is what it did as I took it out. This is a brand new spring that was compressed on installation, and was compressed a couple of times trying to get the slide to lock back.
Can I just push the spring back onto the guide rod? Is it broken, or can I use it once I get it back onto the rod (if that's possible)?
Frustrating -- but S&W responded quickly. In looking at the old spring, It appears that the only thing that holds it in place is the slight detent at the end of the rod. There appears to be no other parts. Interesting.
So I took it back out again. This is what it did as I took it out. This is a brand new spring that was compressed on installation, and was compressed a couple of times trying to get the slide to lock back.
Can I just push the spring back onto the guide rod? Is it broken, or can I use it once I get it back onto the rod (if that's possible)?
Frustrating -- but S&W responded quickly. In looking at the old spring, It appears that the only thing that holds it in place is the slight detent at the end of the rod. There appears to be no other parts. Interesting.