Question

[Missed-Em]

I may have received a de-gassing tool with my FD PCP but it's not around now, so... First, do I need to de-gas to remove and polish the trigger assembly?  Secondly, how do I de-gas other than firing it a whole bunch of times?

[StevenG]

There is no need to degas to remove the trigger.
You can fire a bunch of times, use a screwdriver to lever the valve, press on it another way. Lots of options.

[Kailua]

Not sure how this happened but letting out the air to fast the seal on the valve poppit came out.  So I would recommend not letting the air out to fast.  For degassing with barrel off I made a step down wood plug for the barrel opening and after removing the hammer adjusting assembly use a wooden dowel behind the hammer.  Using a screw type bar clamp slowly released the pressure.  Like StevenG mentioned there are probably a lot of options that I also would be glad to learn from.