S&W ejector rod - undoing.

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mod 57 extractor problem

I have a stuck extractor rod on my 57 no dash, and I am reluctant to put much torque on it since I don't know which way the threads go. Is there a foolproof way to tell if they are clockwise or counter-clockwise?
 
Older (right hand thread) rods have a little groove cut in the rod at the front, just behind the knurled area. New (left hand thread) rods don't have this groove.

In any case, all model 57 S&W revolvers, regardless of date of manufacture, have left hand threaded ejector rods.

Be sure to clamp the rod back as close to the cylinder as possible to prevent bending it, and insert at least two empty cases into the chambers to so that the star can't turn.
 
Old Fluff,

You are a fine American and a good fellow. That's an answer that even I won't get confused!

Now let's try that again.
 
I use a small block of oak, drilled to fit the ejector rod, and then saw slit on one end to the hole.

To use, clamp the sucker in a vice and screw away!

rcmodel
 
You are a fine American and a good fellow. That's an answer that even I won't get confused!
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Well thank you, but this kind of service is what The High Road is famous for.

By the way, I use RCmodel's wood block trick too... ;)
 
Old Fuff and RCModel,

Following your advice, I have fixed very sticky cylinder problem. It took .004 of shims, but has as close to zero end shake as I can measure.

'Nother question: a previous owner had apparently tried to remove the extractor rod in the wrong direction--and at any rate the knurled area is grinched up pretty bad. Can I get replacement Rods? The gun is Nickle 57--P&R if that affects the rod length.
 
You might be able to buy a new rod from the following sources:

www.brownells.com

www.e-gunparts.com

And of course...

www.smith-wesson.com

Unless your model 57 has a barrel length of less then 3 1/2 inches there shouldn't be a problem. Be sure to specify nickel if that's what you want.

Sometimes a rod needs to be shortened and beveled at the front, but worry about that if or when you come to it.
 
Old Fuff,

I checked with E-gun and they have a blued one for 57, no nickel. I gotta believe that they didn't make a unique rod for every N-frame gun, did they? But I can't find any kind of cross reference. S&W says it's obsolete, of course.

My 57 is a 6". All the N Frames I have look like the extractor rod is the same length, more or less.
 
You are correct in thinking that N-frame revolvers used the same ejector rod after about 1960 when they changed to the left-hand thread. The only exception would be if the barrel was less then 3 1/2 inches, and that's a moot point here.

See if anyone has a ejector rod for models 627, 629 or 657. It wouldn't be nickeled, but stainless steel - so the color would match close enough for government work. :)D)

Also if you had to do any fitting (unlikely but possible) it wouldn't show, as it would on a nickeled part. ;)
 
Sounds like a good plan. I'll go look at E-gun right now! Then I'll try a WTB on the S&W Classified if no luck.

Thanks again Old Fuff!
 
Thanks rcmodel,

E-gun also has them and no shipping for yesterday only (they said, when I called) for online orders. So I ordered one from them for 9.45 or something like that.

BTW, I'm kinda with you on the candidates this year. BO said in a recent speech that he "supports the 2nd amendment". Given he's a career politician, I wonder what that means?
 
Does Brownells have ejector rod tools??

When I search their site using the stock numbers in the previous scan from their paper catalog I come up without a match.

You might want to know about this place.
 
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