Board Thread:Questions and answers/@comment-30049823-20190720080117/@comment-30049823-20190722070411



Okay, I got the sumnabitch apart.

Here's a picture that illustrates the problem:

The orange bow-arms piece has a "tab" that is barbed on the top AND bottom of it. (In my picture it's turned sideways so you can see the cross-sectional shape of it)

The key is the white piece nestled in the rectangular hole in the green body, which has beveled edges that hug BOTH the top and bottom of that orange tab when you snap it in.

To get it apart, first use a small knife (X-acto or small disposable thing) to carve a notch in the green plastic so you can fit a small flat screwdriver in there, to push down on the bottom part of that white piece. You can see the notch I made just slightly below dead center of that picture, near my thumb.

Jam a second small or medium flat screwdriver into the rectangular hole in the front of the bow arms, to push up on the top part of that white piece.

While applying pressure to both screwdrivers, use a hammer to smack the crap out of the back edge of the orange bow arms (the shoulders that hug the green body; doesn't matter which side), forcing it towards the front of the crossbow.

And POP! it's apart.