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Trouble Installing 1911 Thumb Safety

David Nunn
It is the original safety, and I have had it out and back in, but now I am encountering some difficulty, since I can't get it to fully seat.

Is there a trick to this? From looking in the hole in the frame, it appears there is more room when the hammer is back, but the pictures I saw at SplodeTV.com showed the safety being installed with the hammer forward.

I was working on it last night, and gave up before I got mad at it. I will tackle it again today after I read some of your responses.

Thanks.
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  • David Nunn
    That's what I have been doing. Oh, well, I will continue.
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  • dcs shooters
    Have the hammer cocked.
    Put the safety in in the on position.
    Push it in while going to the off position.
    Ues a thin knife to push the plunger in.
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  • 62fuelie
    If you haven't done this, check to make sure the safety plunger spring in the tube above the left grip is pushed into the tube while installing the thumb safety. If it is not in the tube cimpletely it will stop the safety from seating the last 1/8". Just use a thin non-marring blade - plastic or brass - to slip between the safety thumb piece and the frame, slide it out as the safety moves past the plunger.
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  • JohnT
    Make sure that the crosspin is through the mounting hole in the grip safety.

    If you detail-stripped the pistol, make sure that the left leg of the sear spring is on top of the sear leg. If it gets underneath it, it can put the sear in a position that won't let the manual safety go into position.
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  • yoshmyster
    Also you may have to file a bit of metal off the Thumb Safety. That wonky bit of funny shaped metal.
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  • roswellnative
    This makes me a little nervous. GL!
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  • David Nunn
    Got it. Thanks.
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