I have since acquired a Tomcat since my posting on the subject a few weeks ago. It runs perfectly but the grips cracked apart where someone really tightened the screws, which didn't bother me since I planned on a set of walnut grips.
After removing the old grips and putting on the woods I bought, the trigger bar no longer returns the trigger to its normal position. The bar has to be pushed by my finger. I'm not very mechanically inclined and it isn't that complicated to look at, but I cannot for the life of me figure out how to fix this. The trigger bar spring looks like it's in the position it should be but I can't figure out where it can possibly be moved to put pressure on the bar like it is supposed to. As far as I know I didn't lose any small piece, but I didn't pay any attention to what the linkage looked like when I did the swap. For a while I thought maybe the tip of the spring had broken off and, not having known what it was supposed to look like exactly, I couldn't know if it was intact or not. I finally found a picture of one and it doesn't seem broken. I'm at a loss.
I shattered my phone screen yesterday and it was my only camera at the moment but I will post a pic as soon as I can. For the mean time, I was hoping someone could post a pic of their Tomcat with the grip removed on the right with and without the trigger bar so I can see EXACTLY how it is supposed to look correctly placed. I cannot find a single video or picture of this, or any guide on complete disassembly beyond field strip. I'd appreciate anyone's help on the subject
After removing the old grips and putting on the woods I bought, the trigger bar no longer returns the trigger to its normal position. The bar has to be pushed by my finger. I'm not very mechanically inclined and it isn't that complicated to look at, but I cannot for the life of me figure out how to fix this. The trigger bar spring looks like it's in the position it should be but I can't figure out where it can possibly be moved to put pressure on the bar like it is supposed to. As far as I know I didn't lose any small piece, but I didn't pay any attention to what the linkage looked like when I did the swap. For a while I thought maybe the tip of the spring had broken off and, not having known what it was supposed to look like exactly, I couldn't know if it was intact or not. I finally found a picture of one and it doesn't seem broken. I'm at a loss.
I shattered my phone screen yesterday and it was my only camera at the moment but I will post a pic as soon as I can. For the mean time, I was hoping someone could post a pic of their Tomcat with the grip removed on the right with and without the trigger bar so I can see EXACTLY how it is supposed to look correctly placed. I cannot find a single video or picture of this, or any guide on complete disassembly beyond field strip. I'd appreciate anyone's help on the subject