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Shrek Man · 03-21-2007, 03:31 PM

Thanks to all you guys for your help. My baby is working great now! Your responses were amazingly fast. I don't pretend to understand all the inner workings of the XD pistols but while I stepped away for a few minutes to help my wife with the groceries I had a thought. The only other thing I did to my XD when I put the new guide rod and spring in was to install the firing pin spring that came in the kit too. I thought it looked an awful lot like a 1911 firing pin spring, but figured it must be part of the package for a reason, so I installed it too. It was shorter and lighter and I should have questioned this more. Anyway... I locked the slide back, pulled the retainer plate, put in the old firing pin spring, and reinstalled the plate. Then I released the slide stop lever and eased the slide forward. It went all the way into battery without a hitch! I couldn't believe it. I racked it back and forth several times, took the slide off and on a few times and everything is as slick as ever. I can't explain it and I don't know if it was a coincidence or what, but at least it works. Thanks again for the helpful suggestions.

Shrek Man

cozy338 · 03-21-2007, 04:38 PM

Yea!

Yep, the springs are 1911 if I recall correctly and yep, you do not use the small one!

Don't feel too bad.....I'm the "dummy" that the "I got the spring in backwards" fix sticky on Don's page is all about!!!

I love all the help that is available on this site!!!!

sloopy70 · 03-21-2007, 04:47 PM

Haha, I think theres something that comes in that package that tells you NOT to use the smaller spring :P or atleast I'm pretty sure mine came with a warning...

Don · 03-22-2007, 12:23 AM

(Sheepish look) The rods are usually using a spring made for another pistol, and that spring source includes another small spring that is irrelevant to the XD. It is easiest to use that main spring but not always clear to to ignore the small one. I will work with my vendors on ideas for making this more clear.

Shrek Man · 03-22-2007, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Don

(Sheepish look) The rods are usually using a spring made for another pistol, and that spring source includes another small spring that is irrelevant to the XD. It is easiest to use that main spring but not always clear to to ignore the small one. I will work with my vendors on ideas for making this more clear.

Thanks. I find it hard to believe that I might be the only one that actually used the extra spring, but if I am that's OK, so long as it helps someone else not to now. Hopefully it can just be eliminated sometime in the future.

Shrek Man

03-21-2007, 03:31 PM	#1
Shrek Man XDTalk Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: White Lake, MI Posts: 51	Happy Update To Guide Rod Problem Thanks to all you guys for your help. My baby is working great now! Your responses were amazingly fast. I don't pretend to understand all the inner workings of the XD pistols but while I stepped away for a few minutes to help my wife with the groceries I had a thought. The only other thing I did to my XD when I put the new guide rod and spring in was to install the firing pin spring that came in the kit too. I thought it looked an awful lot like a 1911 firing pin spring, but figured it must be part of the package for a reason, so I installed it too. It was shorter and lighter and I should have questioned this more. Anyway... I locked the slide back, pulled the retainer plate, put in the old firing pin spring, and reinstalled the plate. Then I released the slide stop lever and eased the slide forward. It went all the way into battery without a hitch! I couldn't believe it. I racked it back and forth several times, took the slide off and on a few times and everything is as slick as ever. I can't explain it and I don't know if it was a coincidence or what, but at least it works. Thanks again for the helpful suggestions. Shrek Man Last edited by Shrek Man; 03-22-2007 at 04:39 PM.

03-21-2007, 04:47 PM	#3
sloopy70 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Southwest Louisiana Posts: 1,126	Haha, I think theres something that comes in that package that tells you NOT to use the smaller spring :P or atleast I'm pretty sure mine came with a warning... __________________ L. J. Joshlin USPSA Range Officer (R.O.) USPSA #A58364 Buckmark UDX Plus Springfield XD-9 10,500 rounds failure free Ithica 12Ga. Ultralight - Gold Trigger Edition Piney Woods Action Shooters sloopy70653@yahoo.com

03-22-2007, 12:23 AM	#4
Don XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Pullman, WA Posts: 4,237	(Sheepish look) The rods are usually using a spring made for another pistol, and that spring source includes another small spring that is irrelevant to the XD. It is easiest to use that main spring but not always clear to to ignore the small one. I will work with my vendors on ideas for making this more clear. __________________ Don geek with guns Why don\'t you all f-f-f-fade away.... FAQ - Don\'s Guide Rod

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03-21-2007, 04:38 PM	#2
cozy338 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 129	Yea! Yep, the springs are 1911 if I recall correctly and yep, you do not use the small one! Don't feel too bad.....I'm the "dummy" that the "I got the spring in backwards" fix sticky on Don's page is all about!!! I love all the help that is available on this site!!!!