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November 12, 2011
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O my, I bought a new project 15-2 to save and so far it seems to need a crane. The ball engages before the front latch and by the time you shove in the latch you have binding and timing issues. I would love to find a good part but I am striking out.
I'm thinking they must bend pretty easy . Has anyone ever managed to tweek one back or is that a nightmare of fools folly?
October 11, 2009
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There was one on eBay last week.
Dans Club
March 2, 2008
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At a guess, trying to bend a bent crane (if that is the problem) creates two possible problems, not getting it exactly right, and having a fairly critical piece that may be weakened by all the bending.
I have not looked at all the parts assortments upon ebay right now, but there are several, maybe one has a crane.
I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman "Were is the Self Help Section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
George Carlin
July 10, 2012
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When any other double action has issues like this, they are just bent back into place. I saw my instructor do it 8 times to the same pistol as he was demonstrating (walking around to different tables) why you should not flick the cylinder out like on the movies. PPC competitors are constantly having to bend their cranes back because of the abusive loading they put them through. Just be careful, go slow, you would be surprised how little it takes to fix it. If bending it back fixes the problem, you don't need to buy a crane; if you buy a crane, you have bought a crane.
I am always looking for broken, ugly, or cheap guns to buy.
(I know it isn't a DW but, it's a cool pic)
November 12, 2011
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Wah-hooo ,. I posted the question, went to Wal-mart with the wife (did ya know they sell Sig ARs now
)came home . Found permission from 25cschaefer to bend, went out to the shop and tweeked that bad boy. With the part stripped down you could see where it was misaligned. Easy tweek back. I don't have a range rod but looking down the barrel all looks as it should.
Now I'm going to strip it all back down and do the clean and polish thing.
glockanator , thanks for the link . It's not the part I needed but would be a really good part to have around.
Hmmmm, one last question, the aligning ball screw . How far do you screw that in ? Flush or deeper? Mine seems kinda loose, Locktite, stake it?
July 10, 2012
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I had to play with the depth on mine, I think it is just about .003 shy of the frame. I Locktited mine, I plan on tearing it down a few more times.
I was told the best way to get the overtravel screw to stay put was with a tiny drop of German Locktite (vinegar), I don't know if I would use that on the internals.
I am always looking for broken, ugly, or cheap guns to buy.
(I know it isn't a DW but, it's a cool pic)
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