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So let’s pump back to take look at the pump handle, and it’s a pretty unique setup.
It’s got a fluted pump rod:
And small bearings along the top of the pump. This is where my stray part belonged! It appears to be just press fit into the pump rod. Hopefully it does’t fall out while using it.
And a look at the handle and internals including return spring:
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At the front of the pump hand is pump return tension adjuster. Screw in, for a stronger return, screw out of a lighter return.
This is the feature that may affect me the most. I’m not worried about adjusting the tension (one can just switch springs) but the adjustment knob may I interfere with how I how my pump handle. I strongly disliked the ID Drift pump kit handle. Have to see how this fairs
And here is how the bearings fit with the pump handle:
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Now let’s get a look at the internal Meteor is using. They have bored their bodies out a full 11/16th, so they use the larger cocker valves.
Here’s an overview of the full lower kit. This runs from the front of the pump rod, right to the cocking rod.
And a few move images of the front “pump rod section that continues into the body:
And to answer a question below, the internals are held in place by the VASA screw and the front frame screw, so in two places:
Last edited by Cdn_Cuda; 08-23-2024, 12:18 PM.
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