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Anyone happen to know what the screw size of the lock screw for the mainspring retaining sleeve? The one I bought from Numrich is M2.2 x 0.45 and it is too small. A M2.5 x 0.45 won’t start. Not having any luck with imperial screws either. Thanks in advance!
 
Posts: 25 | Location: S.E. PA | Registered: 08 March 2010Reply With Quote
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Try BA (British Association). 8BA is very close to 2.2mm.
I've worked on several Martinis with BA threads.
 
Posts: 93 | Registered: 28 February 2011Reply With Quote
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Thanks for the reply. I found another breech block and the M2.2 screw fit it. I got suspicious that the first breech block might have a partially stripped hole, so I turned a slightly larger diameter screw and that seemed to catch what remains of the threads. I think the block is too hard to tap to a larger screw diameter. Kind of scratching my head on how to best fix this issue.
 
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Surely that screw doesn't need to be tighter than you can achieve with what you have done now and a drop of blue Loctite?
 
Posts: 536 | Location: South Africa | Registered: 28 April 2020Reply With Quote
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LOL. You are probably correct
 
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