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Red Dot · May 21st, 2014, 01:19

OK, so I dunno who designed AEG gearboxes but they should be shot.

So many fucking springs holding all these parts, god damn!

I purchased a CYMA AK47S and was attempting to fix the selector plate and figure out why the motor would attempt to turn but the gun wouldn't cycle... about an hour later yesterday I had all whole gearbox disassembled, honestly I was surprised I didn't lose a single spring in that process.

Today I picked up some parts, lube, etc. and (I kid not) spent 5 hours+ cleaning, re-shimming and attempting to close the 2 halves of the gearbox together only to have the main spring explode out a handful of times. The spring guide shot across the room 3 fucking times, the piston went flying twice. Sometimes the fucking anti-reversal latch wanted to get in on the action and pop out so I was playing fucking twister trying with one hand to secure the spring down with the guide and cyclinder and then make sure the latch stayed on with the other while trying to put the other half of the gearbox on. The main spring (an M90) that I am trying to cram into this POS is over an inch longer then the stock spring so once I seat it there is A LOT of tension. This stupid gearbox doesn't have a hole in the rear to secure the spring guide so it's resting on a little tab. Would I be crazy if I want to cut it down to the stock size?

I honestly don't know what to do... my last straw was spending 20 minutes looking for a bushing that was blown off my sector gear with the last spring flying out (it was under my fridge 5 feet away).

May 21st, 2014, 01:19	#1
Red Dot Google level: BOSS Trader rating Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Stouffville, Ontario	Vent - frustration with my first rebuild... OK, so I dunno who designed AEG gearboxes but they should be shot. So many fucking springs holding all these parts, god damn! I purchased a CYMA AK47S and was attempting to fix the selector plate and figure out why the motor would attempt to turn but the gun wouldn't cycle... about an hour later yesterday I had all whole gearbox disassembled, honestly I was surprised I didn't lose a single spring in that process. Today I picked up some parts, lube, etc. and (I kid not) spent 5 hours+ cleaning, re-shimming and attempting to close the 2 halves of the gearbox together only to have the main spring explode out a handful of times. The spring guide shot across the room 3 fucking times, the piston went flying twice. Sometimes the fucking anti-reversal latch wanted to get in on the action and pop out so I was playing fucking twister trying with one hand to secure the spring down with the guide and cyclinder and then make sure the latch stayed on with the other while trying to put the other half of the gearbox on. The main spring (an M90) that I am trying to cram into this POS is over an inch longer then the stock spring so once I seat it there is A LOT of tension. This stupid gearbox doesn't have a hole in the rear to secure the spring guide so it's resting on a little tab. Would I be crazy if I want to cut it down to the stock size? I honestly don't know what to do... my last straw was spending 20 minutes looking for a bushing that was blown off my sector gear with the last spring flying out (it was under my fridge 5 feet away).