The breech seal was quite worn and I was able to purchase a couple from Umarex, USA for only a dollar. This did not do the trick and that leaves me with the probability that the piston seals are shot. A little blogging and I learned that they dry-rot, and this gun has been in the safe a long, long time. So I am in the process of obtaining the seals and enough information to determine whether or not I can handle the repair, or whether I had better have a facility do it.
The exploded diagram. The model 65 and 66 had locking levers to maintain positive locking of the break-barrel. The 60 does not.
Go to Footnote A for a downlink of article regarding shimming the breech seal.
ReplyDeleteRead a blog article by the famed, B.B.Pelletier, which I will post as Footnote C for future reference, particularly for the comments section, where he continues a discussion. The bad news is that B.B. considers the replacement of the piston seals NOT a DIY matter. He did draw one response that it definitely IS doable, although not by the faint-hearted.
ReplyDeleteI had received a lead for UMAREX in Fort Smith, AR and called it:
479-646-4210 ext 507
and got in touch with "Mike" who told me the seals are $14.85 each; a new mainspring (which they would put in automatically) is $40.56 and the whole job including shipping back to me would be $174.90 in which case I would remove the stock, mail it, they would replace the seals and mainspring, test it and return it. So I have to decide.
Major discovery! In cruising the web, I ran into this 22-page download by a guy in Sweden detailing the complete dissassembly and reassembly of the gun. I printed it off so as not to lose it but the link is in Footnote D.
ReplyDeleteRan across another good article on the history of the Model 60, which I will link to Footnote E. This link is an airgun pub which also includes a very nice little treatise on pellet shape, weight, and speed with regard to accuracy. Very enlightening article, for which I am thankful.
ReplyDeleteWhen I got north I called Umarex and tried to order the seals, but they jerked me around, indicating that it was a delicate installation and that they would not sell the seals, only install them. I thanked them very much and located a website in the UK that sells the seals, as well as the seals for the Diana Model 6 pistol, which will need them also, but the website ordering page diddled me around. Wrote them a communication, asking for help ordering. Hopefully I will hear back.
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