Daisy Model 26

jackdog wrote: Here is the Original manual from the 26. Actual manual is 7.5 inch by 11 inch unfolded ,Printed doubled sided on a single sheet of Newspaper type paper then... It was folded in quarters...   Right click on the images below than select open in new tab.. then right click and select save image to your computer.. Than you can print or view. Please note parts list differs from Cobalt's listing above since that was the model 572 parts diagram. I do not know if there are any differences between the 26 and 572.  I am not an expert on these guns, and do not have any 572's to compare.   But I believe they were the same...  Front Back  Regards, Rick

  Good one Mark!  The forearm thig-a-ma-gig thing with the gear on the end looks like the tool I use to replace screens on a screened door also!! LOL   Rick

jackdog wrote:   Good one Mark!  The forearm thig-a-ma-gig thing with the gear on the end looks like the tool I use to replace screens on a screened door also!! LOL   Rick BTW  this 26 was not a pleasure to disassemble!   I had my doubts about putting it back together...  Good luck Ken with your project.   I also remember somewhere you might be able to swell the plunger back to a usable size using acetone , but I wouldn't bet or rely on my memory.  Anyone have any tips on restoring and swelling rubber out there???

This discussion prompted me to finally get around to resealing an older Daisy 880 that uses the expensive cup seal. I did the reseal using a cup seal that came from a gun that would not pump at all. I have been soaking it in stop-leak for, well, probably 2 years by now. Bottom line is the gun shoots as good as new, so the stop-leak can work. I should mention the cup seal is much thinner than a Daisy rubber piston. If a piston was soaked long enough it might work, but stop-leak is probably better for thinner seals like a cup as opposed to a piston.

mark.. wish i could help, but can not at the moment.  cannot recall exactly what i did about 15 years ago to tear down my 26.  would like to get down to my man cave to look at the 26 and jog my memory but cant make it there.  i did not find it all that complicated as i recall.  forearm comes off with a few screws , then the loading tube, and gear stuff.  plunger like normal. i vaguely recall the larger screw on forward part of receiver cover acted like the large screw on the 25,  and allowed the barrel to be pulled apart from receiver.  i think.   best i can do at moment..