Beeman P1 cocking issue

[Sliffer17]

I recently purchased a Beeman P1, .177, and love it and have put approximately 250 pellets through it. It has developed a clicking sound when the two arms coming from the cocking lever to the spring mechanism.
When you put tension on the arms to pull the spring, the arms pop up maybe 0.060" and you can see it pop up away from the spring cylinder. It sounds really bad as if the arms are going to let go from the cylinder.
Also, the same arms rub across the springs as you close the gun.
Has anyone had this experience? It does not sound normal at all and it appears that the arms are not mating properly with the cylinder to pull the spring.
Any help is greatly appreciated.

[Motorhead]

Sounds like a broken main spring

[Sliffer17]

Have you seen this happen in the past? It still fires fine.
The part that the arms is pulling is not the actual spring but the sleeve that is around the spring inside the cylinder.

[BlueStreak]

If yours is like mine, you might put some oil on the spring coils as visible through the slot the arms that compress the spring. Mine was getting noisy there as well.

[Sliffer17]

Thanks for your input.
Did you have the arms making the noise I described?
You really can't hear the arms against the spring but you can, if slow enough, feel the rubbing.

Thanks again.

[BlueStreak]

I don't know that mine was as loud as yours is, but it was grindy and squeeky. I worked in some of the coppery antiseize compound that Glock uses on their slides (Locktite C5-A), and with dental picks was able to get it to go to the area between the arms, where most of my grinding was coming from. That did the trick, it's pretty silent and smooth now.

Now of course I have to shoot a few sets of 10 since it's out....

[Sliffer17]

Thanks for the help.
I shot it yesterday and there was no noise. I'm a bit confused now. Seems to come and go.
I hate when I bring my guns out and they beg to be shot!