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1st type joint check question

Posted by Travis Smith on September 13, 2018, 5:24 am

First of all Godspeed to all in the path of Florence.

I have a 1897 barrel with the 1st type rotary joint check. What does the screw in the bottom rib between the barrel lug and forearm lug do?

Thanks

Travis

Re: 1st type joint check question

Posted by David Williamson on September 13, 2018, 7:17 am, in reply to "1st type joint check question"

To let excess water/moisture out when the barrels were first blued/etched.

Re: 1st type joint check question

Posted by Travis Smith on September 13, 2018, 8:22 am, in reply to "1st type joint check question"

Thanks David. Once the extractor comes out how does the rotary check come out?

Re: 1st type joint check question

Posted by David Williamson on September 13, 2018, 8:48 am, in reply to "Re: 1st type joint check question"

If you look closely at the joint check you should see a small pin (using left side as example) to the right of the joint check. This pin has to be driven out as it holds the joint check in.
Sometimes it was filed and polished so well you cannot see it and then have to put some type of coloring agent to let it seep around the pin.

After you have driven the pin out rotate joint check to position seen in photo. This will bring the part that pushes against the extractor to the top where there is no slot (you will see the slot inside once you get the joint check out) Don't loose the spring. It has to be put back in the same way after you compress the spring and it will let it slide inside the hole.
Don't rotate the joint check until you put the pin back in or else the part that pushes the extractor will go into the extractor hole and then has to be compressed to rotate it.

Re: 1st type joint check question

Posted by Travis Smith on September 13, 2018, 9:22 am, in reply to "Re: 1st type joint check question"

David many thanks for this.

I hate being a newbie but we all started that way and I appreciate your helping me to learn on through.

Travis

Re: 1st type joint check question

Posted by David Williamson on September 13, 2018, 10:55 am, in reply to "Re: 1st type joint check question"

Travis, no problem and don't be afraid to ask and I'll try to answer.

Re: 1st type joint check question

Posted by Michael Harris on September 14, 2018, 9:13 am, in reply to "Re: 1st type joint check question"

David and Travis, There is a step by step directions on here somewhere. I can't remember where its at. Maybe in FAQ? Mike

Re: 1st type joint check question

Posted by Travis Smith on September 14, 2018, 11:29 pm, in reply to "Re: 1st type joint check question"

Thanks to David, rotary check has been successfully removed.

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