264: F.LE.

TZ75Series 88

and the hammercocked, 1' ' Withthe magazineremoved move the slide back until the stamped dots on the loweredgeof the slideand the upperrearedgeof the frame are aligned. (Notethat on some pistolsthese reference marksmay be vertical lines,or a lineand a dot.)

2 -'

With the slideheld in that position, push on the tip of theslide-latch cross-shaft, remove r and the latchtowardthe left.

andgentlylower hammer itsf ired the to 3 o Pullthetrigger v'p sit ion. Rem o v e th e s l i d e a n d b a rre l a s s e mbl y towardthe front.

the {_ ' Oisengage reartip of the recoilspringguidefrorn ' the underlug of the barrel, and removethe guideand springtowardthe rear.Caution: The springis unfu tension-control it.