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Main Forums => The Roundtable => Topic started by: HeroHog on June 02, 2023, 02:28:44 PM
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How do I remove the Crane on a S&W Mod 36?
It is gunked up and a BEAR to open even after soaking it in WD-40! Had to bop it with a rubber coated hammer handle to get it open!!!
Don't panic, It was only on the very front of the cylinder so it wouldn't warp the crane (I hope).
:O ;/ :'( :facepalm: :old:
This was my Aunt-in-laws son's who passed a year or so back and she gave it to us:
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PS: Please look at my code and tell me why the images won't display.
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The screw on the right side of the gun just above the trigger should be all you need to remove to remove the crane.
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How do I remove the Crane on a S&W Mod 36?
It is gunked up and a BEAR to open even after soaking it in WD-40! Had to bop it with a rubber coated hammer handle to get it open!!!
Soak it in CLP
As a future tip keep WD-40 far away from you firearms. I've seen WD-40 gunk up more firearms than I can shake a stick at.
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Cordex is correct.
If you need to remove the ejector rod, I believe it is reverse thread iirc
Be very careful with the side plate and screws. There are some good tube you videos midway and brownells etc
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJgXUDor1fc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJgXUDor1fc)
YooToob gun influencer guy shows how in 3 minutes. First minute is blather.
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This guy looks to be helpful too: How to Disassemble and Care for a S&W Revolver ~ Learn from a Factory Trained Armorer! (https://youtu.be/4ujyLn3lHBc) & Smith & Wesson Factory Procedure for Disassembling a Revolver (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrgE5qW5NfA&pp=ygUZcmVtb3ZlIFMmVyByZXZvbHZlciBjcmFuZQ%3D%3D) (shorter).
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If, after you remove the screw, the crane still won't come out because it's so gaked up, wrap the gun in saran wrap and put it in the freezer for a couple of days.
I've often found a trip to the freezer to be VERY useful in helping get stuck stuff apart, whether it's rusted, heavily gunked, or just pain friction stuck.
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... a trip to the freezer to be VERY useful in helping get stuck stuff apart, whether it's rusted, heavily gunked, or just pain friction stuck.
Quoted to engage long term memory
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How do I remove the Crane on a S&W Mod 36?
It is gunked up and a BEAR to open even after soaking it in WD-40! Had to bop it with a rubber coated hammer handle to get it open!!!
Don't panic, It was only on the very front of the cylinder so it wouldn't warp the crane (I hope).
:O ;/ :'( :facepalm: :old:
This was my Aunt-in-laws son's who passed a year or so back and she gave it to us:
img width=450]http://herohog.com/images/guns/S$W_Mod36_Left.jpg[/img
img width=450]http://herohog.com/images/guns/S&W_Mod36_Holster_Ft.jpg[/img
img width=450]http://herohog.com/images/guns/S&W_Mod36_Holster_Bk.jpg[/img
PS: Please look at my code and tell me why the images won't display.
Trying to view them manually, I get dead link on the first two.
I pasted the url for the third into paired img /img thingees, and it's not displaying for me.
linkage for working image: http://herohog.com/images/guns/S&W_Mod36_Holster_Bk.jpg (http://herohog.com/images/guns/S&W_Mod36_Holster_Bk.jpg)
Linkage for non-working http://herohog.com/images/guns/S$W_Mod36_Left.jpg (http://herohog.com/images/guns/S$W_Mod36_Left.jpg) and http://herohog.com/images/guns/S&W_Mod36_Holster_Ft.jpg (http://herohog.com/images/guns/S&W_Mod36_Holster_Ft.jpg)
The ";" in the url? (nope, doesn't seem to be it.)
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Worknig links directly from herohog dot com slash images slash guns: http://herohog.com/images/guns/S&W_Mod36_Holster_Ft.jpg (http://herohog.com/images/guns/S&W_Mod36_Holster_Ft.jpg) and http://herohog.com/images/guns/S&W_Mod36_Left.jpg (http://herohog.com/images/guns/S&W_Mod36_Left.jpg)
Looks like (surprise!) your basic S&W snub. Treat it right. "K Frame" could probably tell you more on them than I could.
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Looks to be a standard nickle plated Model 36.
Pinned barrel, so prior to circa 1983.
Not +P rated.
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The WD-40 (too late now, just reading the responses) worked and repeatedly opening and closing it between WD-40 douches loosened it up to normal function.
THANKS for the links! I will probably be popping the side plate for some deep cleaning to get the WD & Gunk out of her.
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I've found spraying Gun Scrubber (or the cheaper alternative, brake cleaner) through a pistol flushes out a LOT of gunk; unless the internals are rusted, that should clean them out pretty well. I avoid WD-40 on guns since it seems to deposit a varnish-like coating over time, though it might be a field expedient if your gun got wet outdoors, just until you could give it a proper cleaning.
A follow up with a good gun oil is mandatory - I use Break Free CLP as my "go to" gun oil. (For gun grease, I use Tetra.)