Channel Liner Installation

[Precision40]

Any tips for installing the firing pin channel liner without messing it up? I have one that is extremely tight

Edited November 13, 2005 by Precision40

[bberkley]

I used a dowel and some extremely fine emery cloth, a couple of turns, and then used a larger dowel to gently tap the liner in.

I've watched a certified glock armorer ruin several liners in an attempt to install it in a Caspian glock slide, then did the above-mentioned procedure, and got it installed on the first try.

You can search over on glocktalk, I believe thats where I found the instructions I used.

[atmar]

pardon my ignorance, but what is a firing pin channel liner?

[the duck of death]

It's a round plastic tube in the firing pin hole that the striker rides on.

[kevin c]

...and they usually stay inside the channel when you disassemble the slide group, so that most folks who haven't seen a parts diagram or list wouldn't even know it's there...

[Precision40]

I used a dowel and some extremely fine emery cloth, a couple of turns, and then used a larger dowel to gently tap the liner in.

I've watched a certified glock armorer ruin several liners in an attempt to install it in a Caspian glock slide, then did the above-mentioned procedure, and got it installed on the first try.

You can search over on glocktalk, I believe thats where I found the instructions I used.

Thanks. Good thing I bought 3 extra

[Kevin Kline]

What size dowels fit the hole?

[jros3e]

Use the channel liner tool from Brownells guys.

Part number is:777-100-017

Make the remove and install of liner very easy.

[Chuck Merriam]

How about answering one more question for those of us who only know the 1911 inerds.......what does a channel liner do and why would we need to change it? Does it keep erosion out of the FP hole or can it make ignition harder if worn/dirty? Thanks, Chuck

[the duck of death]

The striker rides on it. Change it? I got at ton of rounds thru a G23 and I've never even seen it. I guess you put a new one in if it breaks and falls out. Seems like a lot of its in this post.

[Stuck in C]

If you shoot a large number of rounds in a very dusty environment and never clean the striker channel you could score or scratch the liner enough to require replacement. If the striker breaks (very rare but it happens) it can mess up the liner. The usual reason for replacement is somebody screws it up attempting to remove it for no good reason. There is no reason to remove the liner unless its already ruined.

[Rob Boudrie]

Glock mentions the channel liner in the armorer's course, but does not have students remove or replace them.

The firing spring cups center the firing pin in the channel liner, so you get a nice smooth plastic on plastic interace to keep friction to a minimum.