Need help: genuine gear lever blocked

[PJaviation]

Hello fellow builders,

I recently had the opportunity to purchase a genuine gear lever for my 737 pit. It was once in another builders simulator and out of its housing. When it was assembled again for shipping the leaver was accidently build in upside down. After it arrived at my place I disassembled everything, built it supposedly correct and that's when it happened: somehow I managed to block the spring mechanism. No pulling out the lever for gear up / down, just the lock override trigger still works.

Has anyone of you ever completely dismantled such a lever and knows how to get the lever shaft out of this circular piece? Somewhere in here it is blocked! 

All the best & greetings from Germany

Patrick

[Bob Reed]

When you pull the override trigger, does the lever move as it should?

[mickc]

Hi Patrick,

To disassemble this part, you need to pull the trigger forward and line up the hole in the outer shaft with the roll pin holding the trigger into the inner shaft. Then tap the pin out through the hole.

Then you will need to tap one of the bearings out of the centre pulley and take out the spacer between them.  A small pin punch from the opposite side is the easiest way to tap out the bearing.

Good luck!

[PJaviation]

Thank you everyone!

Your hints were pricelesss I've finally managed to get everything apart and working again Once the red trigger was pulled out everything came apart quickly - a firm punch to get out the bearings and voila

I hope I can give some expertise back one day 

All the best,

Patrick

[mickc]

No Problems mate, glad I could help

Let me know if you need any more help with it