re-assembly question

[skb2706]

I have a question for anyone who is fimiliar with re-assembling my 1911. I know the basic strip down but last night I removed the main spring housing and of course the sear spring came out. Now when I re-assemble the gun the way I believe it is supposed to be the sear never engages the hammer. I know I'm doing something wrong but cannot figure out how to get it right.

[lonewolf5348]

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=56796
you have the sear spring not laying in the correct position on top of the sear hammr hook,the left sear leaf has to sit on top of the sear L/S hook the center leaf sits on the trigger bow and the right sear leaf for the palm safety

[lonewolf5348]

http://www.m1911.org/stripin1.htm

[RANDY191145]

TRY THIS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Bh6K5rNenc

[skb2706]

Randy, Lone - thank you and you are correct. Once I got the spring in the correct position it all worked. Again thanks

[Mikey]

I once had a Gold Cup with a sear spring, and replaced the sear with a Chip McCormick sear and threw the danged spring out (far out).  (In fact, so far I never even thought about looking for it again).  (I think I even ran over it with the lawnmower). 

Just thought I would throw that in, in the event you ever decide you get tired of messing with that teeny, tiny, uncooperative and non-compliant spring.  Just a thought.  Mikey.

[skb2706]

Its one of those tasks that requires three hands and one of those hands needs fingers that are 9 inches long with an eyeball on the end.

[williamlayton]

Once again Mikey has a better mouse trap.
Blessings

[rbwillnj]

You guys must be talking about the tiny coil spring that fits in the sear of a Gold Cup and which only a Gold Cup has.   Has anyone successfully gotten that spring back in?   I worked on mine once for a hour or so then.....ping and it was gone forever.