That Original 66

[boof]

Is it for sale?

[Phil Russell]

Thanks Russ... very interesting about spring replacement. Original must have had a quite specialised jig to do it but I guess a good spring compressor could be modified with a screwdriver head that allowed rotation to lock the head in place ... note that the screwdriver slot in the head is not a simple slot but a dished one. Presumably this would also allow the newly sealed pistons to be inserted and locked into place by the pinions before the springs are added. This would aid pinion replacement but maybe require a tad extra push on the slave head to get the slave piston locked in place.
Fascinating. I wonder if all this was revealed in the patent?
As for costs .. the complete reseal / spring cost was about £75 .
And sorry, not for sale as it is not mine ... I am sorry too.
Cheers, Phil

[hwtyger]

They definately count as collectable imo

[dvd]

As with most things, the more you do the easier it becomes to service these airguns.
I have found that, in order of difficulty, the break-barrels are the easiest while the hardest are the side levers due to the more complex triggers.

One word of advice I have for anyone contemplating stripping these systems, get a good spring compressor with a long hollow threaded spindle able to take a 4mm rod through the spindle' s centre. I too had fun and games with the removable carrier of the dummy piston, now stripping these Giss type air guns is relatively easy because the whole process is more controlled.

Love these airguns

[abellringer]

Hi guys, the reason that the rear piston has a removable center section is so that you can replace the mainsprings without a full strip down, fit the removal tool turn the inner section until able to remove and out shoots three mainsprings and an inner spring guide. Hope this solves the query. If anyone wants a copy of the makers handbook showing this method, just e mail me at ray210645@yahoo.co.uk
abellringer