Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-37595644-20190407175257/@comment-38863250-20190408033203

It's very common for a maverick to have rotation problems; to fix it there's a few things you can do.

The main thing will always be cleaning and greasing (do this after the other stuff of course).

The rotation mech has what we call a "clutch" (dunno if it really is one, but that's what we call it). This allows you to turn the cylinder manually (letting it slip, basically) without breaking the actual rotation mech. Generally the trouble on a Mav is actually  the clutch slipping because the cylinder is heavy and inertia and kinetic energy or whatever. Anyway, if you take it all apart (the clutch) there's a spring inside; if this spring is stronger, the clutch won't slip as easily. I left the original spring in and added one from a bobber (That is, a float.  Like, for fishing.  One of the long stick-types).

You might also be able to "skeletonize" the cylinder by removing the outer shell (on a normal mav, it's the black bit). This makes the cylinder lighter; if it doesn't want to hold together you can use some tape.

If it's not rotating properly on the trigger return, you can add a stronger spring on the trigger.

Then finish everything off with a bit of silicone or white lithium grease on pretty much anything that moves. Never use WD-40 or any other petroleum based or penetrating oil, vegetable oil, butter, lard, or any such things. lol.

Be sure to do the usual AR removal.

If this sounds really complicated, sorry. I've thought about making a video, but never got around to it. The main thing is to really figure out for yourself how it works mechanically. No amount of writing or video can make you understand how all the peices function. I figured it out by taking it apart and trying to fix it over and over and over when I was like 12 and really bored I guess. The Mav, of course it pretty simple, but the same mechanical principles will apply to any other blaster if you want to mod stuff.

Good luck.

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