I did a detailed strip of my PT1911FS for the first time yesterday. I laid out an old white t-shirt on the carpet to help see things and keep them where I placed them. Glad I did. After taking everything apart, while I was cleaning the parts I saw a very small round pin I didn't purposely remove. I went to the exploded view in my owners manual and found it was part # 7.6, the keylock pin. Knowing what it was now, I put in where it belonged. It was very loose in its hole and slid around effortlessly.
When I was done I put everything together and did a function check by launching a pencil from the barrel. I looked at the t-shirt for a final check and saw that the same pin had fallen out again. So I take it apart, replace the pin, re-assemble and function check again. Still good to go.
Here is the question: if everything worked with and without that pin, what's its purpose? The only thing I didn't do was try to move the hammer-mounted safety with the pin removed. Does it hold the keylock (#7.1) in the hammer?
-Ready
When I was done I put everything together and did a function check by launching a pencil from the barrel. I looked at the t-shirt for a final check and saw that the same pin had fallen out again. So I take it apart, replace the pin, re-assemble and function check again. Still good to go.
Here is the question: if everything worked with and without that pin, what's its purpose? The only thing I didn't do was try to move the hammer-mounted safety with the pin removed. Does it hold the keylock (#7.1) in the hammer?
-Ready