Spyder Rodeo (Safety issue?)

Sparky11080 · 05-16-2007, 06:59 PM

ok, well i'm the kind of person who takes things apart just to see how everything ticks...
this is good and bad in the long run;
good: i can field strip my entire marker, clean it, and put it back together in under one minute (preety good i s'pose)...
bad: i took the safety out, and the ball berring/spring it sits on fell out, and i can't find them...

i still have the safety, but nothing to keep it in....
i've e-mailed kingman about this problem, but they won't respond to me...

does anybody know where i could get these parts?
does anybody here have them?

kidneythief · 05-16-2007, 07:15 PM

Hardware store is your best bet.

Or if you have an old mag/sheridan frame laying around you could probably snag the bearing and spring from one of them.

But the best solution yet is to take a tank o-ring and cut a small chunk of it and slide that in place of the spring/o-ring(you may need to trim it to the correct size). It'll work just fine...in fact ive received several guns with this little mod done to them.

-Jake

Sparky11080 · 05-17-2007, 12:28 AM

that will work?

i'm talking about the spring/ball berring that keeps the safety from falling out of the marker...

the ball berring sits on top of the spring to allow the safety to be switched...

where would i get a spring this size?...would a hardware store really make something that small?

and the ball berring would be a pain to get my hands on...

do you think if i e-mailed kingman again they'd reply?

(for the record i only own a spyder rodeo...)
(well, i own two old black maxx's, but they are only used in reserve)

Deus Machina · 05-17-2007, 01:37 AM

Vm68.com has bearings the proper size (in Sheridan parts), and it may be possible to find those springs in hardware stores. The piece of O-ring is the most common replacement, though.

Azzy · 05-17-2007, 09:38 AM

Only safety I trust is sitting 4 feet above my ***. (That and a barrel condom)

Keep that in mind, and don't worry about the little metal bit.

Sparky11080 · 05-19-2007, 01:50 AM

i looked at the sheridan parts piece (great find btw)...
are you sure they will fit my safety?....
second: do you know the size of the spring for the safety?...

i wanna get the exact idea of what i need before i get it, so i don't screw anything halfway to hell in my marker...

Layman · 11-05-2007, 09:31 AM

For the spring go buy a disposable lighter. Take the spring out of it. (The one that holds the flint to the wheel)

edit- just noticed how old this thread is...

05-16-2007, 06:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
Sparky11080 Newbie Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: I live in New York (upstate) Posts: 12	Spyder Rodeo (Safety issue?) ok, well i'm the kind of person who takes things apart just to see how everything ticks... this is good and bad in the long run; good: i can field strip my entire marker, clean it, and put it back together in under one minute (preety good i s'pose)... bad: i took the safety out, and the ball berring/spring it sits on fell out, and i can't find them... i still have the safety, but nothing to keep it in.... i've e-mailed kingman about this problem, but they won't respond to me... does anybody know where i could get these parts? does anybody here have them?

05-16-2007, 07:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
kidneythief Lord humungus the Mod Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Home Finally!!! Posts: 2,292	Hardware store is your best bet. Or if you have an old mag/sheridan frame laying around you could probably snag the bearing and spring from one of them. But the best solution yet is to take a tank o-ring and cut a small chunk of it and slide that in place of the spring/o-ring(you may need to trim it to the correct size). It'll work just fine...in fact ive received several guns with this little mod done to them. -Jake __________________ "I wish simply to be a decent person, yet I will always fear the retards" -Brian Hindt(geech) "Every man knows he is, basically, a complete sissy compared to Johnny Cash." - Bono LPPC member #24 MCB Moderator Machinist for hire Kidney Machine

05-17-2007, 09:38 AM	#5 (permalink)
Azzy Mod-O-Rator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Finleyville, PA Posts: 6,845	Only safety I trust is sitting 4 feet above my **. (That and a barrel condom) Keep that in mind, and don't worry about the little metal bit. __________________ Bryan "Azzy" Spiegel webmaster - Riverside Renegade Paintball / C.C. S.V.S. Plankowner - LPPC#6 Check out VintageRex.com, the premiere paintball museum "A Patriot and free-thinker with respect to social standards in 1760, is today's traitor and dangerous mind."* - incynr8

11-05-2007, 09:31 AM	#7 (permalink)
Layman Active Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Durham, NC Posts: 105	For the spring go buy a disposable lighter. Take the spring out of it. (The one that holds the flint to the wheel) edit- just noticed how old this thread is... __________________ It's bad when you use a 12v Revvy to load your 10 round tubes...

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05-17-2007, 12:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
Sparky11080 Newbie Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: I live in New York (upstate) Posts: 12	that will work? i'm talking about the spring/ball berring that keeps the safety from falling out of the marker... the ball berring sits on top of the spring to allow the safety to be switched... where would i get a spring this size?...would a hardware store really make something that small? and the ball berring would be a pain to get my hands on... do you think if i e-mailed kingman again they'd reply? (for the record i only own a spyder rodeo...) (well, i own two old black maxx's, but they are only used in reserve)

05-19-2007, 01:50 AM	#6 (permalink)
Sparky11080 Newbie Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: I live in New York (upstate) Posts: 12	i looked at the sheridan parts piece (great find btw)... are you sure they will fit my safety?.... second: do you know the size of the spring for the safety?... i wanna get the exact idea of what i need before i get it, so i don't screw anything halfway to hell in my marker...