Stevens 820B problem?

jimisbell · May 20, 2012, 07:19 PM

I am repairing a Stevens 820B 12Ga. One of its several problems was the Slide Lock Spring, which had broken. I got the small piece that was hooked behind the pin out by grabbing it with pliers and bending it out. But putting the new one in presents another problem. I cant see how to get it back in without bending it and I dont want to bend a new spring. Is there a trick to getting the new slide lock spring installed?

oneoldsap · May 21, 2012, 07:13 PM

Open up the loop that goes around the pin and slide it on , then squeeze the loop closed on the pin . I went a couple of rounds with one of those a couple of months ago . They are a son of a gun for sure , cheapest built gun you ever want to see !

jimisbell · May 21, 2012, 09:46 PM

Thanks. That was what I was going to try but I didnt want to break the spring. Now I know it wont break I will continue forward. Hell, even if it broke, they are only $6.

jimisbell · May 22, 2012, 10:32 AM

Broke the spring! Back to Popperts for another spring....

If this guy wasnt a friend I would give the gun back to him and ask him to never darken my door again.

oneoldsap · May 22, 2012, 12:50 PM

The springs I got from GunParts Corp didn't break when I bent them . I broke the first one too .

jimisbell · May 22, 2012, 05:52 PM

Well, I am thinking about driving that pin out and then replacing it and peaning the end. It wont fall out because it is fully captured once assembled.

May 20, 2012, 07:19 PM	#1
jimisbell Member Join Date: May 19, 2012 Location: Third Coast Posts: 22	Stevens 820B problem? I am repairing a Stevens 820B 12Ga. One of its several problems was the Slide Lock Spring, which had broken. I got the small piece that was hooked behind the pin out by grabbing it with pliers and bending it out. But putting the new one in presents another problem. I cant see how to get it back in without bending it and I dont want to bend a new spring. Is there a trick to getting the new slide lock spring installed? __________________ If you are NOT living on the edge, well then, you are just taking up too much space.

May 21, 2012, 09:46 PM	#3
jimisbell Member Join Date: May 19, 2012 Location: Third Coast Posts: 22	Thanks. That was what I was going to try but I didnt want to break the spring. Now I know it wont break I will continue forward. Hell, even if it broke, they are only $6. __________________ If you are NOT living on the edge, well then, you are just taking up too much space.

May 22, 2012, 10:32 AM	#4
jimisbell Member Join Date: May 19, 2012 Location: Third Coast Posts: 22	Broke the spring! Back to Popperts for another spring.... If this guy wasnt a friend I would give the gun back to him and ask him to never darken my door again. __________________ If you are NOT living on the edge, well then, you are just taking up too much space.

May 22, 2012, 05:52 PM	#6
jimisbell Member Join Date: May 19, 2012 Location: Third Coast Posts: 22	Well, I am thinking about driving that pin out and then replacing it and peaning the end. It wont fall out because it is fully captured once assembled. __________________ If you are NOT living on the edge, well then, you are just taking up too much space.

May 21, 2012, 07:13 PM	#2
oneoldsap Senior Member Join Date: September 16, 2009 Location: I live in the foot of the Green Mountains of Vermont Posts: 1,509	Open up the loop that goes around the pin and slide it on , then squeeze the loop closed on the pin . I went a couple of rounds with one of those a couple of months ago . They are a son of a gun for sure , cheapest built gun you ever want to see !

May 22, 2012, 12:50 PM	#5
oneoldsap Senior Member Join Date: September 16, 2009 Location: I live in the foot of the Green Mountains of Vermont Posts: 1,509	The springs I got from GunParts Corp didn't break when I bent them . I broke the first one too .