E2 Grip Installation Help

[590A1 Master]

So while ordering some replacement parts for a Sig 226, I also wound up with a set by E2 grips by mistake. I've always been slightly interested in them and have tried them up at Sig Academy, but I've never taken the thought of installation seriously. Figure as long as I have them I might as well give them a try. Now I know they "require armorer installation", but where would we be if we never tried things on our own? I did a quick search for any videos on it, but nothing came up. So....has anyone done this that would like to tell me what not to do? I've heard something about the mainspring, but haven't done any research.

It came with the new grip, a replacement decock lever and slide release, and a tool that could either be a punch (of some sorts, looks like a screwdriver kind of) or maybe its a complimentary plastic self defense weapon, idk.

Any help would be appreciated

 

[chinalfr]

You can DIY. I installed the E2 grip without any armorer help.

PM'd with instruction info. More info on this thread.
http://www.northeastshooters.com/vbulletin/threads/142053-Installing-E2-grips-on-my-Sig


Sent from my iPhone 5.

 

[Independence Arms]

If you still need help contact "jasons" here on the forum. He's a sig man.

 

[Another_David]

I did it last Sat. myself. Read this:

http://files.kensmith.de/Manual_for_installing_the_P226_E2_Grip_Kit_EN.pdf

and this:

http://www.sigsauer.com/upFiles/Cms...lar One Piece Grip Removal & Installation.pdf

but for the 226 the tool instruction photo is misleading. To work the E2 grip on, insert the tool into the mag well as seen but one side of the wide part of the tool gets braced against the mag well (behind the stippling) while the other side pushes on the inside of the grip. Then to alternate to the other side, remove the tool from the mag well until the wide part is out, turn 90 degrees, and insert and repeat to push the other side of the e2 grip out. Work it like that until it's in place and try and get the top part in place first then swing in the lower. Be patient with it. When it snaps in place it should fit flush all around.

For removal I used the tool to flex the grip slightly then inserted a thin piece of card board between the grip and the nut insert. Then flexed the other side and it slid off.

Let me know if you have questions.

 

[590A1 Master]

Thanks a lot. It hurts imagining that it sounds like I'll be wrestling with a sig to get some grips on, but sounds like it'll be worth it

 

[jasons]

If you still need help contact "jasons" here on the forum. He's a sig man.

It's a pretty easy DYI if you're reasonably proficient with standard hand tools. If you have the old style mainspring assembly you'll need to replace it with the new style. (If I'm not mistaken your kit should have come with the new style parts.)

The plastic tool is used to remove the E2 grips should you need to, so hold onto it.

 

[590A1 Master]

Hey guys, so i got the grips on, the bottom fits flush, but neat the top, towards the hammer on both sides it doesn't fit flush. I'll try to post pics later, I think its stuck on the spring on the right side. I have put it on and off several times to see if it was just the way I put it on, but that wasn't it. This is an older sig from the 80's.

 

[jasons]

Hey guys, so i got the grips on, the bottom fits flush, but neat the top, towards the hammer on both sides it doesn't fit flush. I'll try to post pics later, I think its stuck on the spring on the right side. I have put it on and off several times to see if it was just the way I put it on, but that wasn't it. This is an older sig from the 80's.

Do you have a mainspring base that looks like this:

Or like this:

 

[Another_David]

To install get the top nearly in place then swing in the lower portion and it should snap flush.

You do have to be careful not to dislodge the trigger bar spring on installation. Make sure the spring is seated correctly. On some sig variants the springs can be incorrectly installed--hooked into the wrong spot--and still work but with an odd trigger pull.

Check the four holes inside the plastic grip: are the holes free from obstruction and debris? What about the nut inserts on the frame: are they mangled? These are the parts that hold it all together. Don't use any tools on the grips other than your hands and the install tool.

 

[jasons]

You'll also want to make sure you have the new "curly" style trigger bar return spring, NOT the old "U" shaped one. The correct one looks like this:

 

[590A1 Master]

You'll also want to make sure you have the new "curly" style trigger bar return spring, NOT the old "U" shaped one. The correct one looks like this:

Thats got to be my issue, i have an older one. as for the mainspring base, i have the new one, aka the top picture. I'm going to order one of those curly ones and hope that does it.

 

[jasons]

If you're near me (Melrose) I'll give you one. (Got them in my spares kit.)

 

[590A1 Master]

Turns out I already have one. I ordered a spare parts kit to help fix a different issue I had. I didn't know till just now I already had it. This 226 was from before they changed the slide release lever and I needed that spring from it to make the slide lock after last shot. Thankyou for the offer though

 

[590A1 Master]

So I tried the new spring, and my problem still existed[sad2]

but I looked into this

To install get the top nearly in place then swing in the lower portion and it should snap flush.



Check the four holes inside the plastic grip: are the holes free from obstruction and debris? What about the nut inserts on the frame: are they mangled? These are the parts that hold it all together.

It wasn't that the "nuts" for grip bolts were damaged, but they were very different than the ones on my other 226. In fact they were removable, so I took off the one on the top right side of the frame (opposite to the decock and etc.) and that side fits on almost flush. I think there's a little gap because i might have curved it a little bit in all this taking on and off fiddling. I tried the one on the other side and it was giving me trouble so I just left it

The bottom ones snapped fine so I left it. I don't know why these ones are different other than the possibility they changed them between 86 and 88.

So maybe it didn't need half those new springs I put in, but the trigger feels even awesomer now so I can't complain.

 

[boxerjake77]

I take it these kits for the grips are readily available to anyone.

 

[loneranger]

Yes,
Top Gun Supply
http://www.topgunsupply.com/sig-sauer-e2-grip-kit-p226.html

Answering for my son 590A1 Master whose laptop contracted the gawd awful
Win 7 Internet Security 2012 virus.

Thanks for helping him, much appreciated

 

[boxerjake77]

Thanks for the link. This may be a stupid question, but how do I tell what kind of mainspring I have in it now? I may have to order a different one if it's not the right one.

 

[Another_David]

So I tried the new spring, and my problem still existed[sad2]

but I looked into this



It wasn't that the "nuts" for grip bolts were damaged, but they were very different than the ones on my other 226. In fact they were removable, so I took off the one on the top right side of the frame (opposite to the decock and etc.) and that side fits on almost flush. I think there's a little gap because i might have curved it a little bit in all this taking on and off fiddling. I tried the one on the other side and it was giving me trouble so I just left it

The bottom ones snapped fine so I left it. I don't know why these ones are different other than the possibility they changed them between 86 and 88.

So maybe it didn't need half those new springs I put in, but the trigger feels even awesomer now so I can't complain.

Interesting. It sounds like a bushing. Maybe they had some custom grips and screws? Or was it just one thread like this? Maybe someone stripped the original thread and then had to drill out the hole, tap it larger, and insert the bushing as a fix.

 

[Another_David]

Thanks for the link. This may be a stupid question, but how do I tell what kind of mainspring I have in it now? I may have to order a different one if it's not the right one.

http://www.topgunsupply.com/sig-sauer-e2-grip-kit-p226.html

If you pistol has the long mainspring with a metal seat, you will need to also order the new mainspring. If you have the black plastic mainspring seat, you already have the correct mainspring.