Removing a Stuck SKS Receiver Cover

[ezypikns]

Just bought a Chinese SKS Rifle. LOTS of cosmolene. I can't remove the receiver cover. I had a Yugo SKS that came apart easily.

Is there a trick to taking this thing off?

 

[carbine85]

Does the pin come loose and move outward properly?
If so I would guess you need to tap it rearward with a block of wood. There isn't anything inside that can jam it up.

 

[ezypikns]

Pull the pin outward?

Crap. Of course. Now I remember. Pull the pin outward....and the cover came right off.

I looked at several takedown videos on Youtube and none of them said anything about pulling outward on the pin. My fault though. Thanks