Patent ID: 8011740

Claim:
A method of preparing a recoil system for operation, comprising the steps of: sliding an idler recoil assembly into a housing until a housing contact end of a reciprocable shaft of the idler recoil assembly is received in a complementary counter bore defined by the housing; attaching the idler recoil assembly to the housing with an array of fasteners in a plane where a bulkhead of the idler recoil assembly contacts the housing; wherein the sliding step includes guiding the end of the shaft toward the counter bore by an interaction of lateral guide segments of the housing with guide interaction surfaces of the idler recoil assembly; wherein the guiding step includes supporting a guide, which includes the guide interaction surfaces, of the idler recoil assembly on a floor of the housing during a portion of the sliding step; and lifting the guide of the idler recoil assembly out of contact with the floor when the housing contact end is received in the complementary counter bore of the housing.