Im starting to refinish my model 36 and I need some advice on removing the thumbpiece and nut. It's the only part I have never had to remove but it needs to come off so I dont have to work around it. It is the old style of thumbpiece with the cap screw.
To remove the thumbpiece, just find a screwdriver that fits perfectly, so as to not marr the screw, and unscrew counter-clockwise. The screw will come out and the thumbpiece just lifts off.
I am reviving an old thread because some of the information on it is pertinent to my question. My father in law has recently purchased a used S&W 629 that doesn't have the thumbpiece to release the cylinder. I have found the replacement parts but from looking at it the actual stud to screw the nut onto is broken off completely. I have looked everywhere online but am getting too many returns to make it through all of them. Any help would be great, even though it looks like a trip to S&W is in order. Thanks in advance.