Fixing Model P ejector housing

[Virginia Gentleman]

A friend of mine had his Cimarron Model P drop it's ejector rod housing when he was shooting at the range and it was missing the mounting screw.  I replaced the screw and used blue loctite to secure it.  Should this be a final fix or will the screw loosen up again?  Is there anything else that can be done to make it more secure?

[Pettifogger]

That should do it.  You sure don't want to use red loctite as even with heat on that small screw it might still be difficult to remove later on.

[Ten Wolves Fiveshooter]

                                I agree with Pettifogger

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[Wild Ben Raymond]

That should do it.  You sure don't want to use red loctite as even with heat on that small screw it might still be difficult to remove later on.

I have used the loctite red on other small screws and have no problems removing them with a little heat.

VG quote; A friend of mine had his Cimarron Model P drop it's ejector rod housing when he was shooting at the range and it was missing the mounting screw.  I replaced the screw and used blue loctite to secure it.  Should this be a final fix or will the screw loosen up again?  Is there anything else that can be done to make it more secure?

Only if you have stripped the threads out and the screw will no longer hold then you have a problem. One option you could try is J-B Weld, this stuff does wonders, of course you may not be able to remove it. Good Luck WBR

[Marshal Will Wingam]

One option you could try is J-B Weld, this stuff does wonders, of course you may not be able to remove it.

I've used JB Weld and that stuff is permanent as near as I can tell. Your advice on the Loctite is good. I've used red, but you almost have to heat it too much to loosen it. I put a nut on the crankshaft of my Harley with that stuff. The procedure for removing it was to heat the nut to cherry red, back it off with an impact wrench, throw it away and replace the part. Some of these screws don't have any strength and I suspect the blue would be the better choice.

[Delmonico]

As an aside, I quit using any Lock-Tie on gun screws years ago, I use teflon plumbers tape, seems eisher to remove and easir to clean up after removal.  Holds fine for me.

[Ten Wolves Fiveshooter]

   

                          The BLUE LOCK-TIGHT works just fine for keeping screws tight , I started useing this stuff back in the late 60's it's always done a good job for me , provided I  did my part , by useing the right scew driver head for appropreate screw, I also found that by leaving my gun sit in the sun for awhile , the screws came out , with no problem . This is what Lock-Tight was made for , it's done a good job for me, for close to forty years now , I can't ask for more than that.

                                                  Ten Wolves

[Black Powder]

As a newbie that just recently decided what to buy for my first revolver, and was advised to make sure the screws are tightend down (with the correct screwdiriver! thanks again), would the addition of Blue Lock Tight, or plumbers' tape, be recommended with my new gun as a good preventive maintenance practice?  I've got the Chicoine gunsmithing book earmarked for a future purchase.  If all I need to do out of the box is make sure the screws are tightened (ain't gonna just look at it when it arrives  ), that's fine with me until I get the book and follow threads like this for the next few months.  Thanks.

BP

[Ten Wolves Fiveshooter]

How Do B.P.

             I bet your looking forward getting that new gun , I know it was always a great moment for me , about the screws , like i've said earlier, I've seen a lot of nice guns , really messed up real bad , by people useing the wrong screw driver tips to try to tighten or loosen a screw , if you start out doing things right to begin with , you;ll never have this happen to you . And it is important to check your new gun to make sure all screws are tight , I can't say if you will need Blue Lock-Tight right off , the only time I've had to use it , was on certan guns that would tend to loosen up after about 10 rounds through them, if you're going to have a problem , you will know after you have shot it for a while, if you're gun needs it don't hesitate using it Lock-Tight has been around a long time , and this is good stuff. Single actions, for some reason tend to shoot loose after time , at least we have a fix for this that our forefathers didn't.  Just keep an eye out for any problems

                                Enjoy that new gun Pard 

                                            Ten Wolves 

[Virginia Gentleman]

It has been a few days since I used the blue lock-tite on the ejector housing screw and it seems really tight, so we shall see how it holds up.  Thanks for the replies.