My gun keeps eating pistons

[binicb2r]

I just broke my second piston in about a year where my gun is not used during the summer. My gun is a completely stock jg g36c. The only things I've done to it is reshim the gearbox and replace the gasket on the piston. What should I look at dong to make it so the piston will either never break or take much longer to break? Should I get a full metal toothed piston?

[God]

I've read that full metal teeth pistons cause much more wear on the gears. I'd say your spring sounds like it's too strong. So, maybe a polycarbonate piston and a slightly weaker spring?

[Nec]

I just broke my second piston in about a year where my gun is not used during the summer. My gun is a completely stock jg g36c. The only things I've done to it is reshim the gearbox and replace the gasket on the piston. What should I look at dong to make it so the piston will either never break or take much longer to break? Should I get a full metal toothed piston?

I must insist that you correct the AOE (angle of engagement) of the piston, something not many people think of when replacing a piston.

More on AOE adjusting can be found here. – http://www.airsoftgiforum.com/viewtopic ... &sk=t&sd=a

I've read that full metal teeth pistons cause much more wear on the gears. I'd say your spring sounds like it's too strong. So, maybe a polycarbonate piston and a slightly weaker spring?

Contrary to popular belief metal teeth piston do not strip gears or cause unwanted wear and tear on gears. For lipos users I think it’s a must to switch over to full metal teeth pistons. I’ve completely switch over to metal teeth pistons in all 6 of my guns, due to the fact that after tens of thousands of rounds there is no wear at all on the teeth, something polycarb pistons have nothing to say about. Surprisingly the cheaper metal teeth pistons are just as good if not better than the more expensive ones.

I’ve used the Dream Army and Deep Fire metal teeth pistons, both I’ve had great results with ROF’s exceeding 30 RPS! And I have yet to have one strip on me. A friend of mine has had good results with the SHS full metal teeth too.

There was a recent discussion on the TAC forums about metal teeth pistons. -
http://www.tacomaairsoft.com/forum/inde ... pic=5152.0

[binicb2r]

i usually get the AOE right when i put things back together but i never have removed any teeth. if they come with them i figure its good enough for me to leave them.

im sure the spring is really string....then again it is stock.

id like to hear more of what people have to say on the metal toothed pistons.

[Switchback]

I had a problem on my M249 a while ago where there were too many teeth on the gear, and the gear would bite on the piston before it could cycle forward. If you noticed a drop in FPS before the piston bit the dust, then it might be that your gears have too many teeth.

[binicb2r]

didnt notice a fps drop, i was in full auto trying to mow down a sprinter and it was firing one moment then not the next.

[pseudoanimosity]

I would honestly go full metal, that's what I'm going to do, especially after blowing my second one out about 15 minutes ago. This is the one that I'm planning on picking up this weekend at Outlet. http://www.airsoftoutletnw.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage-ask.tpl&product_id=3010&category_id=87&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=28

[league 4]

I've put a lot of rounds through my AIM red metal tooth piston, and it's held up great. No wear on the gears, but they're RiotSC so...

[binicb2r]

Ill plan on a metal toothed piston next piston break. one of my friends had spare piston and a softer spring that i put in. my ROC dramatically jumped and the gearbox seems much quieter.

[shakespeare]

You could have shimmed it wrong.