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Re: Worn Pins

Postby 1mrchristopher » 24 May 2014 22:18

What I couldn't show in pictures was that with the plug seated in they cylinder, and the tail piece screwed firmly in place, there was a 3-5 thousandths gap between the back of the cylinder and the tailpiece as well. Definitely fodder for the brass bucket.
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Re: Worn Pins

Postby cledry » 24 May 2014 22:40

1mrchristopher wrote:What I couldn't show in pictures was that with the plug seated in they cylinder, and the tail piece screwed firmly in place, there was a 3-5 thousandths gap between the back of the cylinder and the tailpiece as well. Definitely fodder for the brass bucket.


Yes, trash it. However in a pinch a file will let you use a cylinder like that temporarily.
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