Removal of Extractor Rod, on a Rossi M971 Question,... It's Stuck!!

[twyacht]

During our daily afternoon thunderstorm, I decided to fondle, strip, and clean some revolvers.

My Interarms Amadeo Rossi M971 .357, which is one of my "bump in the night pistols", was cleaned and lubed about two months ago.

Now, the Extractor pin won't loosen from the extractor!  To remove the cylinder.. Usually, I can grasp the cylinder and give it a turn, and unthread the extractor rod, spring, and extractor itself and take the cylinder off...

The manual calls for hand tightening, which I did last time I had it off, and countless times before, but now the damn thing won't loosen up... I was actually trying pretty good by hand,....

Before I take a pair of pliers to the extractor pin, (part 17 of the manual), to try to get it unthreaded from the extractor itself, I thought I would run it by the best resource I know...



I thought of some PB Blaster around the cylinder and extractor and let it soak for a while, it plunges fine, nice and smooth, but won't loosen up.. I may end up using a rag, with some small pliers, around the extractor and try to help it, but any and all advice is welcome before I give it a go,...

Thank you

tw..

[m25operator]

TW, put the brakes on for a second, I don't mess with Rossi but it is a S&W clone, all S&W's are left hand thread on the extractor rod, I know you have had it off before, but it never hurts to ask. Now use leather or rubber in vise grip jaws for a cushion, and be sure to put some empty cases in the cylinders to prevent torquing the ratchet/extractor portion. Soaking in solvent would not hurt. If you have only been hand tightening, it should come loose pretty easy.


Good luck.

[twyacht]

Never thought about leather or rubber, or empty cases for a cushion,  Thank you.

It seems it just needs that, "break free" point to loosen up, I put a small amount of oil on the threads going back together, last time,

and you are correct it is left handed threads.

Never try to deviate from snugging up an extractor, kinda like an oil filter on the car, hand tighten, than it takes a oil filter wrench to remove after seating and heating.

Thanks for the tip, especially on the empty cases, I'd rather have the stress on the spent cases.

It is much appreciated.