FWB300s seal repair, how easy?

[AC99]

Hi Graham,
Good luck with your DIY strip and seal replacement on the FWB300.
When the piston seal on mine failed a couple of years ago I had to take it to Mays of Buckhurst Hill to carry out the work since the 2 hardened pins in the action had corroded and seized solid and had to be ground out. It cost me a total of £135 (mostly labour) but also included a new breach seal so good luck!
Aubrey

[RobinC]

Ifyou don't want to do it yourself, "Wonky Donky" on here will do it. I have used him for both modern and classic repairs and he is very competent, prompt, and reasonable priced and I can highly recomend him. I know he also does the classic repairs for the UK FWB importer.

If you can't find his contact, email and I'll forward his email to you.

Best of luck
Robin

[Berne]

try this one
https://www.co2air.de/thema/9897-fei...-300-zerlegen/

[Johnson3392]

Agree with everything above. I obtained a seal, spring and piston buffer kit with lube from Germany and following a YouTube vid, I had it stripped down in a couple of hours. I used needle pliers, a small punch, light hammer, screwdriver and a swiss army knife. As said by Paxil make sure the screwdriver is a good fit for the trigger group screws.

Stripdown and reassembly was absorbing and not at all difficult. There is a myriad of advice about lubrication however which is probably best left for the more knowledgable. I reassembled everything dry after a thorough clean and light polish of the piston. The only lube I used was a dab of moly grease on each end of the new spring and light oil to the external linkages. The old seal was prised out with a screwdriver (care needed to avoid damaging the seat) and I used a corkscrew to remove the piston buffer. Good for another 30 years!