phoglund
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I used the aforementioned 4 lb. sledge. Worked after only a few good wallops. Yes, there was still cosmo in there. Yes, I had cleaned the snot out of it before I finally removed the firing pin. Do it, clean it, be happy.
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Turns out my hand sledge was only a 2-pounder so I had to really wail on it, but I finally managed to get the pin out. There was still some cosmoline in the channel so it was a good call. Cleaned everything out and then the re-assembly fun began.
Had to beat just as hard on the pin to get it back in. The extractor kept popping off so I decided to leave it out and put it in after the pin was seated. Bad move. :banghead:
Turns out the head of the pin overlaps the extractor to keep it in place. Once the pin was down I couldn't get the extractor in. Had to partially remove the pin so I could slip the extractor under it. This time the steel punch I was using broke. Took about 20 minutes of imitating a blacksmith to finally get everything back together.
The firing pin now moves freely without any delay when you turn it vertical. If I ever decide to go with one of the spring loaded replacements I'll definitely spend the extra $15 or so and send them the bolt so they can do the work.
As mentioned above a hydraulic press of some sort would have been great for this. Didn't have one and other than this don't need one. Although, knowing now what it takes it might have been worthwhile.
Had to beat just as hard on the pin to get it back in. The extractor kept popping off so I decided to leave it out and put it in after the pin was seated. Bad move. :banghead:
Turns out the head of the pin overlaps the extractor to keep it in place. Once the pin was down I couldn't get the extractor in. Had to partially remove the pin so I could slip the extractor under it. This time the steel punch I was using broke. Took about 20 minutes of imitating a blacksmith to finally get everything back together.
The firing pin now moves freely without any delay when you turn it vertical. If I ever decide to go with one of the spring loaded replacements I'll definitely spend the extra $15 or so and send them the bolt so they can do the work.
As mentioned above a hydraulic press of some sort would have been great for this. Didn't have one and other than this don't need one. Although, knowing now what it takes it might have been worthwhile.
jpwilly
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A dead blow hammer will work better. Mine came out after a few good whacks. BTW I attempted to clean with all the know remedies prior and got a sticky pin during live fire anyway. I was lucky to not have it slam fire/out of battery. TAKE THE PIN OUT AND CLEAN IT!
Mojo-jo-jo
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Actually, the M59/66 may have phosphor OR tritium sights, sometimes both on the same rifle due to rebuilds. Earlier models had phosphor, they switched to tritium in 1986.
http://yugosks.net/sightid.jpg
http://yugosks.net/Survey Results.htm
49north
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Every sks I have purchased has had the firing pin removed for cleaning..no matter how much you soak, clean and/or boil cosmo will still remain in the channel.
A block of wood with a hole drilled in it for the pin to move into atop a firm surface will work. Remember to wear safety glasses! The pins can also be pressed out using an vise and a little bit of imagination.
It also doesn't hurt to have spare retaining pins..if they don't go back in square an edge can be knocked off, making the spring a bit out of position.
A block of wood with a hole drilled in it for the pin to move into atop a firm surface will work. Remember to wear safety glasses! The pins can also be pressed out using an vise and a little bit of imagination.
It also doesn't hurt to have spare retaining pins..if they don't go back in square an edge can be knocked off, making the spring a bit out of position.
My sights are the phosphorescent ones. I'll try scraping them a bit to see if it is the embedded cosmoline keeping them dim. If that doesn't work I'll clean out the sockets and replace it with appropriate phosphoresent paint.
Hey JediJJJ, I did the same thing as you with the extractor, kinda.
I popped it off thinking I could get the retainer pin out (I still haven't been able to) and had to get it back on after I gave up. There's enough "give" on the spring to pry the extractor out with a rudimentary lever (i.e. a long brass nail) and you can get the thing back on with the retainer pin seated all the way...you just have to tap it in with a regular hammer.
I popped it off thinking I could get the retainer pin out (I still haven't been able to) and had to get it back on after I gave up. There's enough "give" on the spring to pry the extractor out with a rudimentary lever (i.e. a long brass nail) and you can get the thing back on with the retainer pin seated all the way...you just have to tap it in with a regular hammer.
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