I have a 14-2 that is not rotating the cylinder unless the muzzle is pointing downward.

 

I removed the side plate and there is no hand spring. Does this model require one? It is odd that I do not have one.

 

Edit: I'm a moron. Took apart my 64-5 and the hand is sprung but I can't see it. I guess the 14 spring is broken and I can't see it

The hand spring sits between the connector and hand. Sounds like yours is broken.

Did you remove the hand when you took it apart ?

 

Did you properly place the hand spring behind the hand pin inside the trigger when reinstalling ?

 

All models require hand springs to keep tension toward the extractor. The 14-2 probably has a hand spring that's pinned within the trigger, unlike the new style MIM ones that fall out when you remove the hand.

Impossible. Revolvers never break. They say so on the Interwebs. Every time I say I have seen broken wheel guns I am shouted down and called a liar.

Strangely the spring was not broken. I put everything back in place and it seems to work

See they never break.  

 

Excellent.

 

All is right with the world again.

Lol

Impossible. Revolvers never break. They say so on the Interwebs. Every time I say I have seen broken wheel guns I am shouted down and called a liar.

 

What I've found is that guns rarely "break" - be they autoloaders or wheelguns.  A failure is usually the result of somebody doing something they shouldn't have - either in re-assembly, modifications, or just monkeying with the internals.  My personal opinion is that wheelguns "break" less because the stuff that CAN go wrong (like the hammer, trigger, and clockwork) is well-hidden and well-protected behind steel plates that confound those who shouldn't be in there in the first place.