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any4xx · 09-12-2007, 10:40 AM

I completely disassembled one of my XD-9SC's to send all the metal parts off for hard-chrome treatment. While disassembling it was apparent that getting the magazine catch and spring back in is going to be a major pain in the butt. After searching the forum all I have been able to find is that, yes, it's a major pain in the butt. The video and picture links I keep stumbling across only say that if you have to replace the spring, it's a major pain in the butt. No help.

So who has actually done this? Did you try several different approaches before one finally worked? I expect that it will take me 15 minutes to completely reassemble the gun except for this. I expect that unless I get lucky, I'll spend hours on that one assembly. Since I just sent my hard parts off I have a month to think about it.

Any thoughts?

Thanks.

ichy_trigger · 09-12-2007, 10:45 AM

Hold the spring in place with a small punch and then its just a ballet to get it all lined up.

ChessRat · 09-12-2007, 11:20 AM

Well, all I can say is be patient. You will be tempted to throw the thing across the room more than once. I put in the extended mag release button and refuse to swap it back to stock because of the headache to install.

I have the video and the guy showed a great tip to install, he got it on the first try but I'd bet there were a few outtakes that weren't shown (at least I hope so).

Worst part for you will be that you haven't seen it in a month.... hope you have another XD to compare that little spring to or maybe the video. Have fun

87-51 · 09-12-2007, 10:10 PM

any4xx,

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rogerxd45 · 09-12-2007, 10:23 PM

if you look through the hole that take down lever goes through you can see the bar (the spring) if you turn the gun upside down that bar will fal so it is parrelel with the top pf the frame you can install the saftey now or i take a small flat head or something and stick it under the spring so when you flip it right side up it stays parrelel no you can slide the slide catch in . remember it has to go under it so put it in at kind of an angle with the bettom first and then you canb slide it in

joerockt · 12-23-2007, 11:57 AM

I need to do the same thing. Anyone have this video people are mentioning above??

**Old School** · 12-23-2007, 12:48 PM

The easiest thing to do is create a slave pin out of some wire that is near the size of the actual pin, a little smaller even.

OS

joerockt · 12-23-2007, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Old School

The easiest thing to do is create a slave pin out of some wire that is near the size of the actual pin, a little smaller even.

OS

Great idea...Though I just finished it before I saw it. Once I got the pin lined up with the plate, getting the spring lined up with the pin was somewhat easy with a pair of needle nose pliers.

any4xx · 12-24-2007, 11:18 AM

I guess I should have posted again. I got all my parts back and ended up using a pin punch to hold the magazine catch in place while I fed the spring down the top with another punch. It took about three tries and three minutes. Not at all the agony I was expecting.

09-12-2007, 10:40 AM	#1
any4xx XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 248	Magazine catch/spring install? I completely disassembled one of my XD-9SC's to send all the metal parts off for hard-chrome treatment. While disassembling it was apparent that getting the magazine catch and spring back in is going to be a major pain in the butt. After searching the forum all I have been able to find is that, yes, it's a major pain in the butt. The video and picture links I keep stumbling across only say that if you have to replace the spring, it's a major pain in the butt. No help. So who has actually done this? Did you try several different approaches before one finally worked? I expect that it will take me 15 minutes to completely reassemble the gun except for this. I expect that unless I get lucky, I'll spend hours on that one assembly. Since I just sent my hard parts off I have a month to think about it. Any thoughts? Thanks.

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09-12-2007, 11:20 AM	#3
ChessRat XDTalk Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SoCal Posts: 37	Well, all I can say is be patient. You will be tempted to throw the thing across the room more than once. I put in the extended mag release button and refuse to swap it back to stock because of the headache to install. I have the video and the guy showed a great tip to install, he got it on the first try but I'd bet there were a few outtakes that weren't shown (at least I hope so). Worst part for you will be that you haven't seen it in a month.... hope you have another XD to compare that little spring to or maybe the video. Have fun

09-12-2007, 10:10 PM	#4
87-51 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Iowa Posts: 267	any4xx, PM sent

09-12-2007, 10:23 PM	#5
rogerxd45 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: boise ID (its boy-see, not boy-z) Posts: 3,592	if you look through the hole that take down lever goes through you can see the bar (the spring) if you turn the gun upside down that bar will fal so it is parrelel with the top pf the frame you can install the saftey now or i take a small flat head or something and stick it under the spring so when you flip it right side up it stays parrelel no you can slide the slide catch in . remember it has to go under it so put it in at kind of an angle with the bettom first and then you canb slide it in

12-23-2007, 11:57 AM	#6
joerockt XDTalk Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Temecula, CA Posts: 41	I need to do the same thing. Anyone have this video people are mentioning above??

12-24-2007, 11:18 AM	#9
any4xx XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 248	I guess I should have posted again. I got all my parts back and ended up using a pin punch to hold the magazine catch in place while I fed the spring down the top with another punch. It took about three tries and three minutes. Not at all the agony I was expecting.