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May 6, 2024
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Welp, I need a tutorial for Replacing the cylinder gas ring (spacer) on a 14-2, Please..Anyone done this?
Know someone who has??
Thank you very much in advance!
October 18, 2017
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Yes, I have done this several times. All three of my DW’s are very early ones that have the removable gas ring. The gas rings are available from Numrich, but they are hard to find on their website. They are stainless, but you wouldn’t know it to look at one. Getting the original one out can be very difficult, but since you are going to replace it anyway just use an EZ out to save a lot of time. You will have to trim the new one to the length you have calculated you need. Not having access to machining tools I had to do mine by hand. Once you have the length correct you just have to drop it in there, but in my experience the fit is very loose. You will have to use whatever means you’re comfortable with to tighten it up. Patience is an absolute necessity!
May 6, 2024
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Thank You so very much for the response... seems like kinda what I thought.. is the fit Too Loose for Bearing Mount Loctite??
I am thinking loose is Not a big problem, except for possible parts loss on disassembly.. or??
Thanks again!!
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December 4, 2011
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Somebody post a pic of what you're talking about. I'm not understanding a 'gas ring' reference outside of an AR or semi auto shotgun.
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May 6, 2024
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On older DW's the front of the cylinder had a Removeable (somewhat) section (the gas ring) against the Crane.
Later on the cylinder is one piece, and can be shimmed like all other of the type
Photos courtesy Trigger Shims .COM
Easily noted due to that "ring" on crane of Later models!!
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