Star Ejector / Extractor Rod: Is it bent?

[BruceRDucer]

When we got the new S & @ .22 LR revolver, Model 617

The star ejector rod had come loose, and we had trouble closing the cylinder.

Now the Missus says that the Star Ejector moves smoothly in some positions, and encounters friction in others, when rotating the cylinder and shoving the extractor in and out.

So what are the odds, that when I screwed it in, used Loctite, and tightened hard, I bent the dang rod by applying too much pressure?

Reckon S & @ will mail the part? Would Brownells have it?

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[CSA 357]

Open The Cyl, And Spin It If Its Bent You Should Be Able To Tell, And Yes You Can Order One From Smith, Good Luck Csa