Kahr Polymer Frame Disassembly (Tutorial)

[O'Dell]

In my outfit, I followed the don't ask permission strategy. I'm sue they have regs that say no to everything so I simply didn't ask. Not even for the coffee cup holders! Wynn can attest to dealing with those 12 hr flights and the only place to set your paper coffee cup is on the center console with everything you will need for an inflight emergency. Sheetmetal shop was very obliging so I just did it - Nike style.

Problem was the other chiefs didn't appreciate what they had. They wouldn't fly unless they had to and couldn't wait to get rid of the bird on fly days. When I wasn't flying I'd stand by and watch mine take off with a little misty pride in my eye.

Coffee? You had coffee? They didn't put cup holders in F-4's.

But we could smoke. You just had to be careful when you stomped out the butt on the deck, you didn't stomp the rudder pedal.

[wyntrout]

I'll say you could smoke... you guys were easy to spot with your trail of smoke.

I liked having 8 engines, 6 crewmembers... at least, and an ejection seat... even though mine was downward firing. The BUFF was a pretty sturdy airplane and is outlasting most of the other aircraft in our "inventory". At least I was born BEFORE the plane was built, unlike all of the crews flying them today.

Wynn

[Bawanna]

Don't ya just love this place! We can start talking about tearing a Kahr frame apart and end up chatting about big ole jets and stuff.
I almost wet myself reading about getting back to the ramp of full afterburner with wheels up. Sides still hurt.

Just to try and fit in I flew a couple Cessna 150's and 185's once. And even a Beechcraft Bonanza once. Didn't bomb nobody and was happy the rubber band that kept the big thing on the front going round and round didn't break.

[Seahawk60]

Back on the original subject...

My older (2004) PM9 doesn't have a torx fastener on the side frame plate. It looks to be a pin that is punched out from left to right. It has a flat head (no hole for a tool) on the right/panel side and is large enough that it cannot be driven through the frame from right to left. The other (left) side looks like it's a roll pin. In fact, it's barely visible. Anyone else's like this?

[earle8888]

Wyntrout--- G or H model? How did your microwave work?

[OldLincoln]

Oops, Bless you John, I'm sure I would have been banned in any other forum. Maybe I should prattle on in another forum and just post links to it in this one. Guess I AM the definition of Hijacking. Better than being hung.... Did I tell you about my great uncle..... sigh.

[Snazuolu]

i was a crew chief on 135's. when were you in lincoln and where? oh and BTW pertaining to this threads original topic, that trigger spring assembly is rough getting it back in right. but after i cleaned everything out, it seems to me to be a lil easier to squeeze now

[cktenders]

Any tips on how to get the trigger/trigger spacer/spring/trigger bar back in. I have gone mad trying to get it back in. I just don't get. Thank you for any help.

[skater4790]

Hi AEnemabay

I wanted to change my trigger on my PM9 and I wanted to know how did you remove the very small pin that holds the trigger pivot pin in place.

[gpo1956]

Which of the numbered steps are required to only remove the trigger? I have GOT to round it off and polish it! I shot 200 rounds today and the only sore spot is my trigger finger.

[Kevin]

On my aircraft (KC-135) there was a small little section on #2 inboard nacelle that aligned perfectly to see the landing gear, only it was a dull color. I about wore my hands out using never-dull to make it mirror perfect. I had the only plane in the fleet that the a/c could visual the main gear. They really appreciated that, guess they preferred landing on rubber tires. I always flew with them so I confess a bit of enlightened self interest.

As a retired-135 driver, I always marveled and appreciated how the dedicated crew chiefs would make those special mods to their jets. I salute you!

Also, flew -135's in CA, with the Grizzlies... Those were the days!

Now I'm here instead of an aviation forum trying to learn how to properly "fly" my new PM9...

[jocko]

Another good reason not to mess with the kahr trigger system. It is a bugger to get back in. I wish I could tell you how to put it back easily but I have never messed in that area. In the polymer kahrs that trigger pin is also held in place by a small nearly invisible set pin on the left side of the trigger/frame. U will notice a small small hole and what looks to be a pin there. The trigger pin when installed rides over that set pin and that is what keeps the trigger pin from drifting outward. That little pin is not remvable to my knowledge and it is a real ***** to get that trigger pin back in and past that set pin. My guess would be a good sight pusher tool would help do that, as I am not sure pounding that trigger pin back in is the correct way..
Some people tend to have issues later on down the road to with their trigger pin starting to move outward, once they have taken that pin back out and the reinstalled it..

For me I know enough about kahrs to know also to leave that area alone if at all possable.

[gpo1956]

I got it detail stripped with no problems. Radius'ed and polished the trigger and the trigger bar and it is good to go. Very very nice after the polishing. Shot another 100 rounds and it make all the difference in the the world to my trigger finger.

[jlottmc]

Back on the original subject...

My older (2004) PM9 doesn't have a torx fastener on the side frame plate. It looks to be a pin that is punched out from left to right. It has a flat head (no hole for a tool) on the right/panel side and is large enough that it cannot be driven through the frame from right to left. The other (left) side looks like it's a roll pin. In fact, it's barely visible. Anyone else's like this?

I have an older P45 that is this same way.

[Seahawk60]

I have an older P45 that is this same way.

Cool. How does it shoot? I hope I never have to get into that area and mess with the slide plate since my Kahr is no longer under warranty.