R9/HW95 rear (short) trigger guard screw threads not biting

[Tompetersonhaircut]

I was dealing with a little friction noise from the cocking shoe on my R9, so I removed the action/trigger/barrel from the stock. Relubed the shoe and channel/spring with some moly, checked for other friction, etc. all good.

Then when reseating the gun in the stock I noticed that the rear (short) screw that hold the trigger guard down was just free spinning and not biting. On further inspection I saw the hole that receives the screw is a little stretched and more oval than it should be.

I am assuming that this is from the vibration of thousands of shots. Or maybe I messed up some threading on a past reassembly?

I wrapped a little plumber tape on the screw and it’s still free spinning, but seems like it won’t just fall out now.

This is my one-stop shop for springer wisdom. Any thoughts, suggestions, or advice?

[Motorhead]

You lost the 4mm nut that slides in the back of the trigger frame. 

[Tompetersonhaircut]

Yup- that’s why. I guess it’s good to have a solution that just cost my pride…

Thanks for the reply.

[KWK]

I worked on a newer HW50 that has the trigger housing stamped to keep the nut captive. Excellent engineering, it only took forever for them to think of it.

[Yogi]

Easy fix!  Most hardware stores have that nut.  Insert and squeeze the metal sides a bit to hold it in place.
May worse things never happen...

-Yogi

[IanC]

I never really noticed this taking my Weihrauch’s apart but is something I will watch for in the future. Thanks for posting!