So, I'm new to Sheridan, and I have a PMI 1 that I got off of eBay that I'd like to bring up to shooting condition. But I don't have a manual. Is there any good YouTubers or written resources I can in use for disassembly and maintenance?
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You'll find a lot of good resources in the stickies at the top of this forum
This one is a good start, maybe. https://www.mcarterbrown.com/forum/p...screws-and-all
I'm realizing that these might not be the most accessible instructions if this is your first time pulling one apart. But it will give you an idea of what the insides look like. The PMI-1 has the older style, non-cartridge valve. You need a valve tool to unscrew it. There's a thread for making one
https://www.mcarterbrown.com/forum/p...dan-valve-tool
Most of the gun will come apart pretty intuitively. WATCH IT when you take the grip off; there's a tiny little BB with a spring right above the safety button that will go flying and you'll never find it again. I always forget about that sucker.
Pulling out the valve is the tricky part. You just need the tool, and then the valve nut unscrews and will drop out the back of the lower tube. You then need to coax out the valve, particularly if it's never been disassembled in 30+ years. I like to drop an empty(!) 12g in the front of the tube, put a dowel rod in over that, and then whack the dowel with a hammer a couple times until it starts to move. You have to hit it pretty good but you don't want to go too far too fast and shear off the nutsert for the front grip screw.
You should find everything inside to match the picture of the non-cartridge valve in that first link.
Putting it back together is also a bit tricky. I just kinda stack everything on top of the valve tool, and carefully lower the body over top everything. Once it's all back inside you put pressure on the tool, turn in counter-clockwise until you feel the lead threads slip off each other, and then change direction and tighten it down. It takes finesse. Once you have the threads started and you're sure it's not cross threaded you may need to crank it pretty far down to seal properly.
Hopefully that makes some sort of sense.
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I offer PGP rebuild kits on PGPJunkies.bigcartel.com There is a whole section of the website dedicated to how-to videos. I hope this helps!Comment
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So, as an update. I got it up to speed and used it at slim's stocktoberfest with some success. Loads of fun, thanks for the help!Comment
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