Saturday, June 9, 2012

Kessler Air Rifle Disassembly, Part 3

On I go…
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Like the Rochester I did, I had to desolder the valve from the pump tube.
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Desoldered valve assembly.
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The valve stem pushes that ball off of a rubber gasket inside the valve body.
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There’s a thin copper washer for sealing and as I have read, “timing” the assembly position...
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Inlet valve removed.
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Looks just like the Rochester part.
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Seals are shot. This is partly due to some overzealous heating on my part.
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Nut inside that captures the valve washer.
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Nut removed.
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Washer dug out…
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I have some Kessler seal kits that came with my Rochester purchase. The pump cup looks very different so I’ll have to make/hack a new pump rod probably. So I’ll clean everything up and try and reseal it soon.

Friday, June 8, 2012

Kessler Air Rifle Disassembly, Part 2

On I go…
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The hammer unscrews.
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It’s a nice hammer.
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Rear sight.
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This screw holds the bolt bushing/cam in place.
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Removed.
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The bolt.
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The valve stem.
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Unlike the 101/Rochester, it pulls out.
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Valve stem.
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Bolt sleeve.
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Sleeve again.
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Hammer spring and nut.
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The sear/hammer tube. “Hammer Barrel”.
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The barrel is removed.
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Small dimple that locks it in place.
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Setscrew hidden inside the takedown threads. It holds the valve assembly in.
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Looks like a Bristol Spline head, but I was able to remove it with a hex driver.
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The entire tube and valve assembly removed from the receiver.
More to come…

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Kessler Air Rifle Disassembly, Part 1

I was offered this Kessler and couldn’t resist it.
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Better looking than a 101/Rochester with essentially the same underlying power plant.

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The receiver is an attractive casting.
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Not sure which model of Kessler this is (and I suspect it’s a “frankengun”).
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The front sight blade is broken off.
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The rubber butt pad does not look original.
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Knurled takedown screw.
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The head is painted.
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With the screw removed the action comes out of the stock.
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Trigger spring and follower/guide.
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It’s funny how a simple casting change can fundimentally alter the appearance.
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Odd nut for the pump arm linkage.
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Thankfully I didn’t have to make a spanner, it unscrewed easily.
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Pivot pin & nut.
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The barrel band/end cap just pushes out of the tube.
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Spherical bolt seal. Setscrew above needs to be removed.
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Screw removed.
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End cap.
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Pump assembly removed.
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Pin removed.
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Looks like the owner glued some felt in as it seems modern.
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This doesn’t look like a Rochester/Kessler pump cup assembly, more like that found on a Crosman 140. I’ve asked those who may know and will edit as needed.
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Another view.
More to come.