Righty tighty or...? on S&W 27-2
Hello from the Sunny and warming (finally( South [8D],
Is there a pattern to the righty-tighty, lefty-loosey threads on the S&W ejector rod? Every Smith I encounter seems to be dry as a bone or plain out corroded on the threads of the ejector rod. But, to further complicate my struggles, did Smith have a plan to which way the rods are threaded as the years went on? Just what I need is to twist off a clockwise threaded rod by thinking righty is loosey...or was that lefty is...!!??
Hope y'all are fairing better as the year goes on!!
Jim
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Is there a pattern to the righty-tighty, lefty-loosey threads on the S&W ejector rod? Every Smith I encounter seems to be dry as a bone or plain out corroded on the threads of the ejector rod. But, to further complicate my struggles, did Smith have a plan to which way the rods are threaded as the years went on? Just what I need is to twist off a clockwise threaded rod by thinking righty is loosey...or was that lefty is...!!??
Hope y'all are fairing better as the year goes on!!
Jim
GunHawk on GunBroker
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Hi Jim, it's righty-loosey, lefty-tighty. Wish 3 of mine were froze up, I hate them coming loose while hammering away. 0 -
GunHawke,
The pre M27 & the M27-1 had right-hand threads on the ejector rod. In 1960 with the beginning of the M27-1, the threads were changed to left-hand.
The best method of removal I have found is to lock the ejector rod in a lathe collet. Insert empty brass in the chambers to protect the alignment pins of the extractor star before unscrewing the cylinder.
Jim0
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