[timmerk]

Is there any easy/short way to remove the control lever on a V1 HK45 temporarily? I need to sand the back of the lever a little as it's scrapping up the frame's plastic, but am hesitant with removing lots of little pieces to do it. I'm hoping I can just pull it out and push it back in after; kind of how removal of the slide release lever is.

Thanks!

 

[hkmanlp1]

The removal of the safety lever is much more detailed than the slide release lever. It requires several steps, which I am to lazy to list. As far as the safety/decock lever wearing into the slide. This is common and i have USP's and HK45 series pistols doing the same thing. They are kind of like the AK47 safety in that regard.

 

[TooSixy-closed]

It'll be sort of like a LEM installation. Not a 1-2 step and you're done.

In a nutshell, you'll:
- Remove lanyard pin + lanyard loop + hammer spring + hammer strut
- Remove sear axle + sear + catch + control latch + disconnector
- Remove detent plate and turn the control lever to 12-o'clock position
- Depress on the slide plate then remove the control lever

 

[bones0831]

I just did this yesterday, when I swapped the hammer out, I had to remove the control lever. Twosixy walked me through it, and he knows his S*** (stuff), just follow the steps, it looks intimidating, but if you watch what you take out ( digital photos big help of each step), it is pretty obvious how it goes back in. You do need a prick punch (2.5 mm), and a small plastic or brass hammer. I was scared like you, but do dove in anyway, and am glad I did. You can do it, its not too bad.