1911packer

One of those little decorative bottles of sand fell off a shelf and broke right in the workings of my Mossberg 500 pump. There is sand everywhere.

I have disassembled the thing but I don't see how I can get all the sand out, short of washing every piece. Any suggestions?

artz

thats about what it takes.... not hard to breakdown. use brake-kleen spray to wash out trigger assy. and such...

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Pro2A

I'd take an air can to it first... the same ones you use to clean your keyboard and computer. Once you clean all the sand out, take it apart and clean it peice by peice with a combo of the air can, oil and solvent. Should be good as new I would even go as far as maybe getting a sewing needle and digging out some of the sand in the tight cracks if needed.

Hope this helps

Bob The Great

agitating each piece in an alcohol bath should clear the really small bits that you can't get to. Just lube it back up well afterwards.

goawayfarm

Now is as good a time as any to expand your knowledge base.....

Totally strip it, they aren't that bad to detail strip.

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1911packer

Thanks to you both. I used a combination of both suggestions.

I blew out everything with brake cleaner spray then worked it over with Break Free and tooth picks. Reassembled, gave it a final coat of Break Free and am now letting it soak in before a final wipe and test fire.

One last question, is there anything that needs grease or is Break Free enough?

1911packer

I did. Took down everything but the trigger assy. Quite a little puzzle until you figure out how everything interrelates. It DID expand my knowledge base.

Creature

Now strip it down a couple of times a week...until you can do it blindfolded and upside down...Major Payne-style.

turbo93

after the fact but here is a video how to to field stripping it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcu-G2x4b7I

1911packer

Sounds like my old DI. I was in during the transition from M14 to M16 and had to learn them both.