Trigger Guard Hinge Pin

eagle71 · Post by **eagle71** » August 27th, 2009, 9:21 pm

After shooting about 50 rounds, I notice that the trigger guard hinge pin has slid out about 1/8th of an inch. It hasn't come out all the way, but I'm able to get the pin back in after lining up the holes and tapping the pin with a small hammer. This has happened several times. That all said, is there any way to prevent the pin from sliding out at all?

anjdrifter · Post by **anjdrifter** » August 29th, 2009, 7:39 am

That is the only problem I have ever had with one of my P 64s.
I put it back in and piened(spelling) the offending end and had no more problems. Another trick learned from Norm was to get a nail ,I believe I used a finishing nail , cut it to size, heat to red then oil bath to blue then gently forced it in. I did that just to see how it would work ,safed the original pin and still have it. the nail has survived at least a couple thousand rounds so far...

blinddog · Post by **blinddog** » August 30th, 2009, 2:35 pm

A properly sized roll pin works great. Stolen from Norm. ;D

eagle71 · Post by **eagle71** » August 30th, 2009, 5:29 pm

Thanks blinddog & anjdrifter. I searched for "roll pin" in earlier threads, and found a post last May from Norm & Sapo. Sapo's post had a link to a Walther P-series parts list, to include a trigger guard hinge pin. I'll give that a shot.

jimhadar · Post by **jimhadar** » September 21st, 2009, 8:33 am

I would like to pean my hinge pin. How do you do this? Do I need any special tools?

anjdrifter wrote:That is the only problem I have ever had with one of my P 64s.
I put it back in and piened(spelling) the offending end and had no more problems. Another trick learned from Norm was to get a nail ,I believe I used a finishing nail , cut it to size, heat to red then oil bath to blue then gently forced it in. I did that just to see how it would work ,safed the original pin and still have it. the nail has survived at least a couple thousand rounds so far...

Post by **dfunk** » September 21st, 2009, 1:45 pm

Grab yourself a ball peen hammer and you'll be set.

jimhadar · Post by **jimhadar** » September 22nd, 2009, 8:35 am

I can get the hammer. Any suggestions on how to do this? Do I just gently tap the pin ends? What end result should I look for? Will I need an anvil to support the bottom of the trigger frame that has the other end of the pin? I just do not want to bash my gun up. It is not as nice looking as many of the ones I see on here but I want to take care of it.

dickfunk wrote:Grab yourself a ball peen hammer and you'll be set.

Post by **normsutton** » September 22nd, 2009, 10:27 am

jimhadar

I don't recommend you do this to a P-64 on the Stock pin , it will fracture the pin, the pin is harden

if it slipping out it needs to be cleaned, to take it apart , place in a vise like this

slowly tighten the vise till you can push the pin out with nail or punch , do not hammer it out, it should just push out ,once the tension is off it, pull the spring out and clean, (do not let blinddog's neighbor do it ) put back in reverse

NORM

blinddog · Post by **blinddog** » September 22nd, 2009, 5:51 pm

Oh jeez, please be careful with a vise. A friend of mine destroyed my 68 P-64 in one. However he had no experience in anything what so ever.

electross · Post by **electross** » October 2nd, 2009, 3:11 pm

I remember that being posted Blindog. If I remember, I actually wept for you. I'm not sure I would have been able to have kept my hands from around his neck. What was the end result anyway?

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