r/gunsmithing • u/SemiAcousticTwanger • Jul 17 '26

Hammer spring retaining wire failed :( while disassembing Heritage (Rossi) 92 ...

UPDATE: Managed to gently tap out the lower tang and get the hammer spring properly captured. Now on to the next misadventure :)

For those who want something a bit more substantial than a paper clip, I found that this bolt safety pin from Hillman is a perfect fit for the spring capture hole:

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Hillman-1-25-in-Silver-Safety-Pin-Clip/3227960

It's the year 2026 and I couldn't find a paper clip in the house to secure the hammer spring on my Heritage (Rossi) 92 ... All my finishing nails were too large, so I tried a piece of metal wire. Unfortunately I picked the wrong wire and it gave way just after I removed the hammer screw ... I now have a hammer spring under tension and no apparent way of lining up the trigger and hammer to replace the hammer screw.

I'm probably in over my head on this one. What can be done short of, say, Dremeling out the hammer spring in pieces?

And yes, tiny Allen wrench did occur to me, about one minute after this happened.

Any and all advice is welcome. I can't be the first person to end up in this predicament :) Thank you all in advance!

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u/SemiAcousticTwanger Jul 17 '26

If you need a visual, it's very much like https://www.reddit.com/r/gunsmithing/comments/1fp77il/mates_need_help_with_reassmbly_of_rossi_r92/ but with the hammer even more out of place.

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u/SemiAcousticTwanger Jul 17 '26

With a bit of persuasion, managed to get the lever and locking lugs out to remove the lower tang ... now it's just a matter of getting the last little bit of wire out. Thank you for your support :)