Assembly/Disassembly: recoil spring installation (inner vs. outer: which way?)

**W.E.G.** · October 08, 2000, 18:39

While searching for a reason why my new StG-58C would not cycle, I took the stock off to search for a possible culprit. There, I discovered a tremendous amount sandblasting grit on the paired recoil springs. Apparently, little or no effort had been made to wash residual sandblasting grit from the internal stock cavity which houses the recoil springs tube. The only way to clean the springs and plunger thoroughly was to pull the springs off the plunger. Now it is time to reinstall the springs.

Here's my question. Do the springs go on with the coils running the same direction, or should the coils oppose each other? Or does it matter?

[ August 12, 2001: Message edited by: EMDII ]

Sgt Rock · October 08, 2000, 22:05

The coils should oppose each other.

**gunplumber** · October 08, 2000, 23:50

on the example I'm looking at now, the outer spring copils clockwise, the inner spring counterclockwise. flipping the inner spring over won't make it coil the opposite direction, so it should not matter. Funny the schematic I'm looking at show them both clockwise. I think that way they would have a greater chance of slipping inside each other, causing binding.

The para two inner springs are both coiled counterclockwise and the outer clockwise.

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T. Mark "Gunplumber" Graham
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Arizona Response Systems
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**W.E.G.** · August 08, 2001, 14:57

moved to FAQ

October 08, 2000, 18:39	#1
W.E.G. Administrator Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 1211 Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Virginia Posts: 31,109	Recoil Spring installation (inner vs. outer: which way?) While searching for a reason why my new StG-58C would not cycle, I took the stock off to search for a possible culprit. There, I discovered a tremendous amount sandblasting grit on the paired recoil springs. Apparently, little or no effort had been made to wash residual sandblasting grit from the internal stock cavity which houses the recoil springs tube. The only way to clean the springs and plunger thoroughly was to pull the springs off the plunger. Now it is time to reinstall the springs. Here's my question. Do the springs go on with the coils running the same direction, or should the coils oppose each other? Or does it matter? [ August 12, 2001: Message edited by: EMDII ] __________________ . . . Ask me about the Mason-Dixon FAL Collectors Association.

October 08, 2000, 23:50	#3
gunplumber Arrogant Bastard Gold Contributor FALaholic #: 96 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Surprise, AZ Posts: 15,926	on the example I'm looking at now, the outer spring copils clockwise, the inner spring counterclockwise. flipping the inner spring over won't make it coil the opposite direction, so it should not matter. Funny the schematic I'm looking at show them both clockwise. I think that way they would have a greater chance of slipping inside each other, causing binding. The para two inner springs are both coiled counterclockwise and the outer clockwise. ------------------ T. Mark "Gunplumber" Graham gunplumber@arizonaresponsesystems.com Arizona Response Systems 5501 North 7th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85013 623-873-1410 http://www.arizonaresponsesystems.com __________________ T. Mark Graham Master Gunsmith Arizona Response Systems, LLC

August 08, 2001, 14:57	#4
W.E.G. Administrator Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 1211 Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Virginia Posts: 31,109	moved to FAQ __________________ . . . Ask me about the Mason-Dixon FAL Collectors Association.

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October 08, 2000, 22:05	#2
Sgt Rock Registered FALaholic #: 564 Join Date: Aug 2000 Posts: 965	The coils should oppose each other.