The washer at the loading tap is a shim washer used to line up the tap with the barrel. Yours may have pinged off to oblivion or if you're very lucky is stuck to the cylinder.
They are cheap to buy.
When reassembling push the tap through from the right hand side (lever side) and I would recommend pushing it further so it pokes out on the opposite side then you can push the spring and ball bearing into their hole using a screwdriver to retain the ball bearing and push back again to centralise the tap.
Don't make my mistake of fitting it then rotating the tap as it is pushed in, allowing the spring and ball bearing to drop into the transfer port
Beware the ball bearing will ping away if given even the slightest chance.
Then go back to the lever side, fit the shim washer, the lever and the screw.
When it's done you should be able to hear a very slight click on opening the tap as the ball bearing flicks into it's recess.
Last edited by Dornfelderliebe; 22-05-2024 at 05:37 PM.
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