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February 14, 2013
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I recently cleaned my revolver with some Smith & Wesson bore cleaning gel for the first time. I applied some gel to the brush and and ran it through the barrel and cylinders and let is set for about five minutes as proscribed. It came out well and I stowed i t in its bag as usual. I brought it out after a few days and the cylinder is very tough to rotate. I'm hoping that it's something benign like the gel just congealing between the cylinder and the arm on the crane. I was also wondering what the ejector bushing is made of. Hopefully it's not something that the cleaning gel could dissolve. In conclusion, I guess my question is how can I confirm what the problem is, and after diagnosing it how to take care of it. Thanks in advance for the help.
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November 17, 2008
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First welcome to the DWF. Next don't panic. The only plastic associated with a Dan Wesson is a credit card.
You probably guessed the problem so a real good cleaning is in order. There are a wash pot full of products out their but for what you describe I would just drown it in WD40 as it is solvent based. If that gets her freed up be sure to give it a good coat of oil as the WD40 will evaporate. If you still have issues, there are tear down instructions here on the forum to help. Plus the best group of knowledgeable DW guys in the world (excluding myself), and we are always eager to help out a DW brother. Let us know how she comes out. Good luck.
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February 22, 2009
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Just take the cylinder off and clean it up. A drop of ATF when you put it together shoud keep her spinning:
Technically, the glass is always full; half liquid, half air....
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February 22, 2009
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For some reason I can't edit my post above. I was going to correct the misspelling and add "make sure you pad the pliers".
Technically, the glass is always full; half liquid, half air....
February 2, 2009
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Welcome to the DW club, and as said WD 40 should disolve any remaining cleaner or powder residue. You can also try 50/50 auto trans fluid and acetone, it's a great penetrating solution and the auto trans oil is used by some of the top gunsmiths and is the main ingredient in the high priced gun lubes.
November 23, 2008
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Greetings ATex and Welcome to the DW Family.
Tranny fluid is one of those great inventions that goes far beyong any 4 wheel vehicle. Up till about 15 years ago it was only available here in Arequipa at dealers. Now that more auto tranny used cars are about most places have it on the shelf. But a quart will last many a revolver cleaning and lube jobs. Works good as a base for making your own smokeless powder lube with beeswax.
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February 14, 2013
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That WD40 worked like a charm. As for lubrication, tranny fluid is a pretty good idea. I got some on there and I don't think it's ever spun as smoothly. With regards to pulling the cylinder, the ejector just pulls out towards the muzzle?
February 14, 2013
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I'd post some pictures but the cable for my camera seems to have moved away.
February 14, 2013
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After paying closer attention to the diagram, I threaded the ejector out of the cylinder and I'm working on pulling the bushing and spring now
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February 22, 2009
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Glad to hear it's all working out.
Technically, the glass is always full; half liquid, half air....
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January 24, 2009
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The spring & bushing won't come off unless you remove the cylinder from the crane...removing the crane involves removing the trigger group, because the crane retainer is under the trigger guard.
So you'll essentially be looking at this by the time you get to that point.
It sounds like you probably have it cleaned well enough as it is, for now. It still won't hurt to take it apart for a good scrubbing at some point.
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