Lost CZ-82 Spring

[slamfire51]

I disassembled my CZ-82 yesterday to park it. After degreasing, I took inventory of the parts. A spring was missing. It is the slide release spring which is a VERY small straight wire spring with a hook on one end. See #42 in diagram below.

I looked up the cost of a replacement, and I AM NOT paying $15 (w/shipping) for a spring, especially one that small. After searching my work room for something to make one with, I found a key ring (the thin type used by repair shops to put customers keys on) and thought if I were to try to straighten it out, it would surely break. Not so. I made a duplicate from another website and it works like the original.

[FunkyPertwee]

Glad to hear you fixed it yourself. Lots of small parts is the only thing I don't like about CZ pistols.

Is this a different CZ or are you parking the same one?

[slamfire51]

Glad to hear you fixed it yourself. Lots of small parts is the only thing I don't like about CZ pistols.

Is this a different CZ or are you parking the same one?

Yep 50+ parts. It was a nightmare the 1st time I tore one down and reassembled it. It's a breeze now.

This is a different one.