So yesterday, I decided to take the side plate off my Smith M67 ("-7"; purchased new in 2014) and clean the hammer/trigger mechanisms. After I put it back together, it won't function.
When I pull the trigger in dbl action, it'll advance the cylinder as usual, but then the trigger gets real heavy just before hammer fall. It takes a lot of finger effort to get the hammer to fall. And it won't cock back for single action at all - gets the same binding feeling; and I don't want to force it.
The disassembly and cleaning went fairly smooth (never done it before - watched a couple u-tube videos). The only hiccup was the pin and bias spring inside the trigger fell out; and it took a few tries to return them to the correct configuration - at least, I think I got it right. When installed, the cylinder advance arm is under spring tension, so it seems right.
The problem seems to be with that one piece (sorry, don't know its name) that is loose and lays right under the side plate. It seems to be some sort of arm that may be a safety feature associated with the hammer??. Anyway, if I leave it out and mock it up with the side plate on, the action functions normally. If I install it, it still works fine - UNTIL I start to screw down the side plate. The more I screw the side plate down to flush with the frame, the more the trigger binding occurs. It gets progressively worse as I screw down the side plate.
Anybody care to help me fix this and save me a trip to a gunsmith?
When I pull the trigger in dbl action, it'll advance the cylinder as usual, but then the trigger gets real heavy just before hammer fall. It takes a lot of finger effort to get the hammer to fall. And it won't cock back for single action at all - gets the same binding feeling; and I don't want to force it.
The disassembly and cleaning went fairly smooth (never done it before - watched a couple u-tube videos). The only hiccup was the pin and bias spring inside the trigger fell out; and it took a few tries to return them to the correct configuration - at least, I think I got it right. When installed, the cylinder advance arm is under spring tension, so it seems right.
The problem seems to be with that one piece (sorry, don't know its name) that is loose and lays right under the side plate. It seems to be some sort of arm that may be a safety feature associated with the hammer??. Anyway, if I leave it out and mock it up with the side plate on, the action functions normally. If I install it, it still works fine - UNTIL I start to screw down the side plate. The more I screw the side plate down to flush with the frame, the more the trigger binding occurs. It gets progressively worse as I screw down the side plate.
Anybody care to help me fix this and save me a trip to a gunsmith?