retainer plate

Bad news, as you cannot access the bottom retainer plate nut to torque it up.

Due to the split construction, the retainer plate sometimes gets wedged into the slide.

Braces removed and retainer plate given.

Remove the firing pin retainer plate (ll).

The pins were removed for a visual check that showed that the heads had sufficient clearance to keep them floating behind the retainer plate.

Scotland Manufacturing products are used to create filters, Mack trucks, John Deere Tractors, Dodge pick-up trucks, chimney caps, fire extinguishers, railroad car brakes, end caps and retainer plates.

Push in the firing pin (E) with a thin punch far enough to catch the shoulder on the pin and hold it out of the bushing, while prying the retainer plate down and out of the slide.