BSA A/S Mk 2 cocking lever pins.

[T 20]

Thanks Mick,

I’ve got the lever on a wooden block but the damn things are rock solid .

Will lube them again and make a brew, see if that helps .

You could also try warming the alloy trigger housing up a little to expand the cocking lever hole a touch --- it could be that the roll pin is slightly corroded into the alloy.

You could also try using a vice to press them out with a nut on one side with a hole bigger than the roll pin, and a small bolt on the other side with a diameter smaller than the roll pin.

I've just smacked them out with a punch and lump hammer in the past.

Good luck.




All the best Mick

[trajectory]

If they are that tight & really don't want to come out it it was me I'd be wondering if I really needed to get them out. Do they have to come out to repair something?

[Steve Zodiac]

If they are that tight & really don't want to come out it it was me I'd be wondering if I really needed to get them out. Do they have to come out to repair something?

Good point!

Lockdown boredom set in so I thought I’d try my hand so to speak..

Got the foreword pin out and the linkage, lots of rust in the lube but it’s out. The back one won’t budge, so I thought , hey leave that one and see if the trigger block will knock loose with my new nylon weapon. The cocking leaver still on it. In my haste I’ve managed to splay the cocking lever slightly where the trigger block sits. No movement on the block after a few good whacks , so I’ve downed tools in the cellar and retreated to the safety of the kitchen for a cold beer!

My plan was a relube and check the leather seal. It was shooting at 9 / 9.5 ft lb but felt very dry so.....


I’d like to learn a bit , but I think this nut will need cracking open by someone who’s knows what he’s doing .


Live and learn I suppose .

Maybe i should of gone for something a bit easier to cut my teeth on instead of something that’s age welded itself together.

[trajectory]

There are ways to try & persuade pins out, various screw type jigs, strong threaded bit on one side, roll pin diameter hole on the other all in a "C" to support the opposite side, things in a press with appropriate sizes of punch etc. Even so some can still be a real blighter, sounds like you found one of them. Hopefully the splaying can be corrected & all will be well even if it doesn't come out.

[Shed tuner]

just drip some neatsfoot through the port, and also from behind via the piston body.

[Steve Zodiac]

just drip some neatsfoot through the port, and also from behind via the piston body.

I think I’ve gone past that point .

I bought the gun a couple of years ago on a Holts Auction. It was described as a gun that’s been in the wardrobe for decades. It’s pretty nice but in need of a service , check the piston etc.

I started it because the cocking lever retaining catch is very stiff to the point of being uncomfortable to release.

Hey Ho ...

[ggggr]

From memory the front one is a riveted sort of pin like on the Cadet/ Major and early model Meteors http://www.airgunspares.com/store/pr...rt-No.-16-424/ . Very difficult to get out and then back in and peen over again. Probably shops drilled the "head" and then fitted a new pin and used some sort of clamp to peen it over .