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ROFL XD · 06-19-2007, 10:13 AM

After cleaning my XD last Friday, something strange happened as I was reassembling it. From what I can tell, the barrel is somehow too far forward and now the slide is stuck. The guide rod and spring were in place before I put the slide back on. Here are a couple of pictures:

http://img514.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img4241rp3.jpg
http://img508.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img4242op2.jpg

Any suggestions? I already e-mailed Scott, but he is out for USPSA Nationals. I kind of need to get this fixed before Sunday

zac07 · 06-19-2007, 10:22 AM

When I did that to mine I hit the back of the slide on the carpet to get it to close a little but then when I could get a brass bolt/rod on the top of the chamber I tapped it forward and everything will come off. make sure your disassembly lever is still up. They told me it was bc I got the guide rod off center but O didnt notice it.

DACP-KS · 06-19-2007, 10:24 AM

Man that looks bad, wish you luck. Have you called SA? Scott at Springer has helped me in the past with questions or promblems. Wish you luck!

**agalindo** · 06-19-2007, 10:31 AM

Do you have a Don's guide rod installed? If you do you then more than likley you put the spring in backwards. With the gun in disassembly mode, hold it backwards and hit it agaist the carpet hard. Buy the way that gun looks pretty dirty.

**Se2002** · 06-19-2007, 10:33 AM

Ah yes...a common problem, happened to me once

Slide Stuck Back...

you will find some helpful information here.

You can fix it yourself if you follow the directions carfully. There are two possibilities. One your spring was not perfectly centered or two you put the spring in backwards.

I was too chicken to mess with it too much and sent it back to SA.

ROFL XD · 06-19-2007, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by zac07

When I did that to mine I hit the back of the slide on the carpet to get it to close a little but then when I could get a brass bolt/rod on the top of the chamber I tapped it forward and everything will come off. make sure your disassembly lever is still up. They told me it was bc I got the guide rod off center but O didnt notice it.

Progress! I hit the slide on the carpet and I can now see a bit of the top of the chamber. I'm a little unclear about the next step though... I've drawn an arrow at what I think you are telling me to hit: http://img104.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img4243xp4.jpg

ROFL XD · 06-19-2007, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by agalindo

Do you have a Don's guide rod installed? If you do you then more than likley you put the spring in backwards. With the gun in disassembly mode, hold it backwards and hit it agaist the carpet hard. Buy the way that gun looks pretty dirty.

Nope, it's the stock guide rod. You are correct that it looks dirty - I had just shot it in the USPSA Indiana state sectional and just sprayed it down with gunscrubber. I was planning on giving it a through cleaning after the Formula 1 race this past weekend until this happened. Thanks everyone for all the tips - hopefully I get this fixed soon!

HTOWN stunna · 06-19-2007, 10:50 AM

sometimes the guide rod moves out of center and get caught on something inside the frame or slide, had this happen a few times.

zac07 · 06-19-2007, 11:57 AM

Yes that is where I was talking about, now if you take a brass bolt/rod and tap the barrel forward toward the muzzle everything should come loose. be careful because once it "lets go" the slide will come right off and fall.

zac07 · 06-20-2007, 08:09 PM

did you get your gun apart ?

06-19-2007, 10:13 AM	#1
ROFL XD XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 300	Locked up my XD! After cleaning my XD last Friday, something strange happened as I was reassembling it. From what I can tell, the barrel is somehow too far forward and now the slide is stuck. The guide rod and spring were in place before I put the slide back on. Here are a couple of pictures: http://img514.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img4241rp3.jpg http://img508.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img4242op2.jpg Any suggestions? I already e-mailed Scott, but he is out for USPSA Nationals. I kind of need to get this fixed before Sunday __________________ USPSA A-58873 _____________ XD-40 XD-9 Tactical

06-19-2007, 10:24 AM	#3
DACP-KS XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 173	Don't know, but Man that looks bad, wish you luck. Have you called SA? Scott at Springer has helped me in the past with questions or promblems. Wish you luck!

06-19-2007, 10:33 AM	#5
Se2002 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: AL Posts: 1,381 Blog Entries: 1	Ah yes...a common problem, happened to me once Slide Stuck Back... you will find some helpful information here. You can fix it yourself if you follow the directions carfully. There are two possibilities. One your spring was not perfectly centered or two you put the spring in backwards. I was too chicken to mess with it too much and sent it back to SA. __________________ If the prospect of having your thumb hit by the bolt is unacceptable do not attempt to load your Garand.

06-19-2007, 10:50 AM	#8
HTOWN stunna XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alpine Texas Posts: 1,564	sometimes the guide rod moves out of center and get caught on something inside the frame or slide, had this happen a few times. __________________ The world is populated in the main by people who should not exist. - George Bernard Shaw

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06-19-2007, 10:22 AM	#2
zac07 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: West Texas Posts: 1,119	When I did that to mine I hit the back of the slide on the carpet to get it to close a little but then when I could get a brass bolt/rod on the top of the chamber I tapped it forward and everything will come off. make sure your disassembly lever is still up. They told me it was bc I got the guide rod off center but O didnt notice it.

06-19-2007, 11:57 AM	#9
zac07 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: West Texas Posts: 1,119	Yes that is where I was talking about, now if you take a brass bolt/rod and tap the barrel forward toward the muzzle everything should come loose. be careful because once it "lets go" the slide will come right off and fall.

06-20-2007, 08:09 PM	#10
zac07 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: West Texas Posts: 1,119	did you get your gun apart ?