Armortek

I have a slight problem and would welcome advice. What stops the barrel from sliding off the gun cradle assembly? Had I not used a strong loctitie thread lock on the barrels I would have put a captive spring on the recoil rod. The other option I have thought about is to use the lower bracket with a bolt drilled up through the base of the slide trough to act as a buffer.
Any suggestions or solutions would be greatly appreciated?

Colin

Hi Collin, its been awhile since I finished the 88, but I used a compression spring with the rod running through it, this had a disk on one end, it allowed the barrel to travel backward and then return under its own power
regards
Jeff

Hi Jeff

I thought that would be the best solution but I'm not sure how to get the spacer tube and recoil block undone as the thread lock that I used was Loctitie 638. I have done a lot of work on the block and I'm worried that if I use mole grips I'll cause a lot of damage.

Colin

Colin
To release loctite's you con sometimes free it with heat
or try acetone

Hope this helps

Derek

Derek's suggestion of heat is the best method.

From the Loctite 638 data sheet:

For Disassembly
1. Apply localized heat to the assembly to approximately 250°C. Disassemble while hot.

Adrian.

thanks to you all for your help. I'll give the heat a go

Colin