Two pins under the slide. When you figure it out tell the rest of us.

 

If you use a copier you can enlarge the diagram and it might help a little . I do that with wiring diagrams .

 

Well I got it apart.there is only one pin,that is for firing pin & spring removal.As I thought the extractor is held in place under spring pressure by the (#19)extractor spring pin.This pin acts as a detent against the extractor.I inserted a 1/16" pin punch in the rearmost hole,that is seen from the underside of the slide on extractor side,then push rearward to relieve spring pressure on extractor.I inserted a very small(watch repair type)screwdriver in the forward hole and push the extractor out the side of the slide.the loaded chamber indicator & its spring are assembled to the side of the extractor & come out with the extractor.all the parts are very small so go easy.it's actually quite a simple setup,but difficult working with such small parts. If I get a chance i'll try to post some photos to make it easier to understand. P.S.this whole assy.and the hole in the frame they fit into, were packed with heavy grease.hmm?makes me wonder about some folks problems with extraction?

 

I did the dissasembly do to the loaded chamber indicator not coming out the way my other TCP does!! Called Taurus and advised them I could either send it in and cost them money or they could send me a replacement loaded chamber indicator and spring and I could take care of the problem!! So they were very nice and the parts are on the way in the mean time I dissamebled it according to this Utube video!!

also download the manual and Zoom in on the parts on page 27 makes it easy to see where they go!!

http://www.taurususa.com/pdf/manual-TCP.pdf

Hope this helps will advise when I replace my parts!!

 

How hard was it to reassemble?

 

the reason I wanted to remove it,other than curiosity,is I dehorned the slide.I'm also going to add some better sights.when im done with that work,I'll need to bead blast slide & refinish with gun-kote.that requires 300deg. in the oven, not good for springs.really once you get it apart,it's really a simple design.the extractor spring is quite stout(the toughest part of disassembly,is pushing it rearward).seems like it will be easier to reassemble than it was to take apart.But,i've got a bit of work to do, to get to that point.hope this helped anyone interested in removing the extractor.

 

Thanks, I've been trying to figure out how to get it apart. I'm doing much the same thing, dehorning and cleaning up. Only the sights left to finish up. I'll post pics when its finished.

 

Greenwolf,glad it helped.Like I said,just go easy ,those extractor parts are small.You don't need to force anything.it will come apart quite easily.i give the folks at Taurus credit for designing that set-up.

 

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http://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/index.php?topic=36958.0

 

What I found was assembly of the extractor is the hard part, if someone has an easy method, I would like to see it.

Also, I have found the most durable finish on the slide is to simply sand blast it and then oil it. All the other finishes I've tried chip or wear off over time.

 

What I found was assembly of the extractor is the hard part, if someone has an easy method, I would like to see it.

Depends on your definition of easy, but I just did the disassembly/reassembly and found a straightforward way to reassemble. With the bottom of the slide facing up so the holes could be seen, I put the spring and the extractor spring pin in their channel. I got the spring pin oriented as well as I could, then slid a 3/16" diameter, 3" plus long rod in the front of the slide and pressed it up against the spring pin. I then used a regular old Irwin Quick-Grip clamp, placed on the back of the slide and the rod, to squeeze the spring. When the hole in the spring pin came in view, I just dropped a 1/16" pin punch in it. A bit of levering and the extractor popped in place with no drama.