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[blackrain]

While fit testing my Jakel body, the air block for my pump got stuck. Reminder don't try this at 0300 in the morning lol. So after using vise grip,channel locks,wrenches it just won't come out. Now I should have realized this was basically a raw stagged body and thought to myself "Hey maybe I should run a tap thru everything first". Bad Machinest, Stupid Machinest!!!! So now I'm at the last option. I'll need the hack off the block stem and thin out the threaded piece. Then I will collapse it inward and remove it. I have done this many times. I was still at a dilema,no air block part. Called CCM and they hooked me up!!!!. So new part is on the way, and machining will probably start on thursday and Friday. Then I need to find the correct tap to finish the threads. Sunfisher if you read this, this is no way your fault,it's all mine. The gun is excellent. Just my dumbass didn't double check the threads. I already started buffing the outer body preping it for ano, so I'm commited to it now. I started hitting the high parts with a file and it's working well with a combination of buffer. I'll crocus cloth it also to really smooth it out. Claudio PM me your phone number if you are reading this.
Later,
Blackrain

[Al Ray]

Yeah those dumb mistakes are allways fun. The positve thing is that no one is to blame but yourself, which is far better than having your chinnese lathe/mill machine tear up you project.

[B]

Thermodynamics is your friend in this case.

[Wollffy]

Sounds like it was a night that you should have spent in bed BR.

[hvacman250]

If you need to chase the threads where that black piece screws in the body, I have that tap. 2k+ cockers are 9/16-24 threaded.

[kidneythief]

I would put the gun in the freezer for a couple hours and re-try. You could even freeze the entire thing, then dip just the body in boiling water adn try wrenching it off. Another option if youve already buggered up the guide shaft would be to cross drill it and use an allen key or screw driver to add some torque. Unless you cross threaded it you should be able to remove it with either method.


I would drill it out as your last ditch effort.

-Jake

[blackrain]

I might try the freezer option. If I could take it to work I could use some dry ice. Another option is to use the thread drill itself. Slowly just drill it out. I might try an extractor too. I think I'll drop in the freezer right now and see what happens. Oh and I have already bent an allen wrech trying to take it off lol. It didn't cross thread, so I'm lucky there. I think what happen was not enough threads and I cut into metal, causeing work hardening. Bad night for me. Maybe I'll boil some water right now and give it a try with the body.
Later,
Blackrain

[blackrain]

Well problems never stop. The threads weren't that bad, so I used a steel banjo bolt to clean up the threads. Worked fine and any banjo bolt threads in. However the pump guide rod still gives me the same trouble. Will only go in so far, then it starts to tighten up and tries to sieze or work harden. Very weird. I can only think of two things. Either the ano on the pump guide thread is causeing a sieze, or the pump guide threads need to be chase to clean them up. Either way it's leaving Monday to have Rainman clean up both sets of threads. What's even more weird I was able to thread the pump guide rod into another cocker body with out a problem. Maybe it's that the threads in the body aren't deep enough. That's the only thing I can think of and maybe once they are retapped it will work. Anyone here ever have this problem?
Later,
Blackrain

[blackrain]

Well I just saved myself the trouble and ordered the tap from Mcmaster. Might as well have one on hand. Never know I could make a mini on my chop saw lol.
Later,
Blackrain

[blackrain]

Well it's fixed now. Ran a tap thru it a few times and corrected the thread issues. Guess I'll have to run taps thru all the threads. Good thing I have angel feed taps. Now all I have to do is buy barrel taps and finish it all up.
Later,
Blackrain