Gladius tail

Has anyone disassembled a Gladius tail cap? Just curious if this can be taken apart.

I would also like to know, I want to remove the switch to put into a new tail housing.

I need to be able to fix mine. When I first received mine I did not know about the alignment pin and chewed it up when taking the tailcap on and off.

I have disassembled one and it was a pig! I misplaced my pics of it too unfortunately.

Boltgun

Boltgun said:

I have disassembled one and it was a pig! I misplaced my pics of it too unfortunately.

Boltgun

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Well Give us some ideas on how it is done.

Nitroz said:

Well Give us some ideas on how it is done.

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Ok I cut my *** away from the computer and took new pics. can you mod the title to say pics - lots of them?

Gladius tailcap disassembly. Tools needed – small slotted screwdriver, small pin punch, needle-nose pliers.



insert screwdriver in between push button and selector ring


pry away from switch assembly


remove button


insert screwdriver between selector ring and tailcap – pry it off and remove


you will see the ball bearings in here – I think I lost one as they spilled out when I removed the selector ring. I replaced them for the photo.

different exposure


bearings removed – you can see the relief groove where the bearings sit in



I pried this collar out then



the post inside has a pin in it. This pin holds in a spring which wasn't in there from the last time I took it apart. Yes I had parts left over.


pin punch the pin out and/or use pliers to pull out once started



you can see the indexing rollers on the larger pin inside here.


the aluminum collar can be removed….actually you can remove it a couple of steps sooner if you want.




metal (anodized aluminum it appears) housing inside the aluminum collar – there is a SMALL pin here. This is the pin that aligns the tailcap onto the body when replacing the cap.


use pliers to pull it out


this allows the center post to come out further to access the indexing rollers. I had to pry a bit using the screw driver in the opening on the post.



here is the opening – a SLOT


roller set up with one spacer and roller off.



the center post can now be pulled out. You can see the teeth that the indexing roller indexes against.



center post can be removed from the toothed collar


the center post has a magnet installed. Part of the on/off


ball bearing stuck to magnet for illustration purposes.



here are a bunch of parts laid out


here is that spring I mentioned earlier….I do not remember how it goes in…I believe the pin holds it in.


here is the groove that holds the ball bearings in


Now don't ask me to put it back together…just go backwards!! ;-)

Boltgun

SORRY ABOUT THAT _ SOME KNUCKLEHEAD TRIED TO ORGANIZE HIS PHOTOBUCKET ACCOUNT ;-)

Thanks for the excellent info!

Boltgun said:

I have disassembled one and it was a pig!
Boltgun

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Wow sure looks like a major pig, Boltgun. Thanks a lot for the exhaustive efforts. It's pretty complex- I'm surprised it is as reliable as it seems to be.

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Boltgun!!

Too bad the pics are down :sigh:

Boltgun, could you please reupload them if you still have them ?
Thanks

edit: thanks, now I can see them.

d1dd1 said:

Too bad the pics are down :sigh:

Boltgun, could you please reupload them if you still have them ?
Thanks

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I see them clearly...

What a PITA to take that apart.....!

Thanks for the Pics I might have to take mine apart as once and a while it does not work. I called Blackhawk for warranty and they want me to purchase a new tail cap for $70 :shakehead

Bogie said:

Thanks for the Pics I might have to take mine apart as once and a while it does not work. I called Blackhawk for warranty and they want me to purchase a new tail cap for $70 :shakehead

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Many thanks for the pics, much appreciated!

I put white Silicone thermal grease in the Gladius body slot/channel so that when the tailcap pin is inside, the grease provides electrical contact too. Any conductive grease will prevent intermittent operation but one needs to put grease in the body slot/channel from time to time.

If the tailcap pin can be pulled out, I hope we can change it to a longer one to fix the intermittent contact.

Bogie said:

Thanks for the Pics I might have to take mine apart as once and a while it does not work. I called Blackhawk for warranty and they want me to purchase a new tail cap for $70 :shakehead

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TTTGTH.........