M14 Forum

ppcshooter1

Due to school, I finally got around to degreasing the metal last weekend. When I was putting the bolt back together I launched the ejector spring and plunger into parts unknown. Ended up ordering a spare parts kit from Orion 7 and a bolt tool from Brownells. Got everything in today and the tool made putting the bolt back together with the new ejector and extractor springs and plungers easy as pie. The new clip ejector spring was a real pain but I finally got it in. Hammer spring was another story. It was about 1 coil longer than the one I took out and pushed the trigger so far back I could not get the trigger pin all the way in. What was worse was I couldn't get the trigger group disassembled as the trigger was jammed all the way back in the slot and would not budge. Ended up removing the hammer pin and pushing the hammer up and levering the hammer spring assembly out. Unfortunately I ended up snapping the tip off the safety. Put the old spring back in and I was able to get the trigger reassembled. I checked the safety and found it still works without the tip. Thank God! Ordered a new SA 11 marked one on Gunbroker. As soon as it comes in I'll replace the broken one. I still have to degrease the stock. Then I'll finish putting it back together and go shoot it!!

Marty

dozier

Didn't sound like a fun disassembly job at all. One thing I have found useful is having a medium size powerful magnet around tied to a rope. You can stand up and drag it along the carpet/floor to help recover your parts. I've had to use mine plenty of times. dozier

arcticdog

Marty, been there, done that. Felt stupid, too. After I did the same thing, I bought a bolt disassembly tool and always take apart the bolt inside a tub or basket, just in case parts start flying. On the trigger group, ever try to take one apart with the hammer cocked? Well, the pin starts to come out, but things get bollexed real fast. Long story short, we've experienced the learning process. Have fun!

ppcshooter1

Can't say I've done that one yet but there is always time for that case of dumbass to strike when I'm not looking.

Marty

JBS

Whenever I get that feeling in my neck that something may launch its self into the DMZ I put everything inside a 2 gal Ziploc bag and work it in there. The bag has saved me a few times with fumble fingers and flying parts.

ppcshooter1

Unfortunately I didn't have that feeling. Bad thing was I was following the instructions on CMP's website. Should have known of the impending doom when it said to use a pen to depress and hold the ejector in while i tried to put the extractor in. Pen slips and PING!

Marty

bustedknuckles

dont be too hard on yourself ppcshooter, i launched one too and when i opened the curtain to let more light in while lookin for it there it was, sittin on the window sill ha i got up on the right side that day!

ppcshooter1

You got lucky!

Marty

ltfb

My springs often end up going down a floor vent!!

Thor

I like that idea.

sirtirithon

I laid out a bed sheet underneath when I first took apart my bolt. Got lucky and no parts flew around.

JBS

This thing from Harbor Freight works great in the shop for those little items that like to leave the workbench. http://www.harborfreight.com/22-inch...ase-98399.html

andyh1956

years ago my bud & i went to shoot his brand new dcm garand. we went to a long road down in the swamp that we get 150 yds on, but the river was out & road flooded. so we turned the truck around & backed up to the water & shot outta the back of the truck (a '64 chevy stepside) jimmy got into a prone & fired off a round & the bolt disassembled itself! we field stripped the rifle & found nothing wrong & after a close look around the bed found all the bolt components. between both our hands & an old timer we re-assembled the bolt & ran over 200 rounds through that rifle. that's something. i could find itty bitty parts in the back of the truck down in the swamp, but drop the same part on the dining room table & it's instantly devoured by the gun part hoover that's hiding behind the fruit bowl.
andy

PhillipM

You probably already owned the right tool for the job and didn't know it, the M10, aka your sectional cleaning rod handle. Here's a good writeup http://www.cobs.com/lprgc/garandb.htm

M1 Garand Bolt Disassembly and Reassembly:

Disassembly:

The Garand bolt (and I suspect the m14) can be disassembled using the Combination tool, M10 (also known as the cleaning rod handle!). You need the real deal with the 1/8" thick 'blade' in one end. Insert the SMOOTH end of the M10 (the screwdriver end; it will shoulder on the waist so it will not scratch the chamber) into the chamber, and insert a section of cleaning rod into the unthreaded hole on the M10.

Engage the blade below the lip of the extractor and GENTLY twist the M10 receiver-up using the handle. The extractor should come loose in a controlled manner. Decreasing tension on the op rod handle will let the pieces fall loose.

Reassembly:

To reassemble, install the extractor plunger and spring, and the ejector and spring, and close tightly on the previously installed M10 (holding the tongue just "so"). While pressing the bolt in the closed direction, drop the extractor into its boss, and tap home. VOILA!

I learned this at a CMP shoot. (Help, my bolt disassembled itself!)- a few of Walt's parts (NEW springs, et al) and I was on my way!

My 'old' bolt disassembled itself, so I had a new parts (springs, extractor, plungers) in my tool kit. A CMP shooter (member of Palmetto State Marksman's Association) from North Augusta SC did the trick. I wish I could find his name. When I do, I'll forward it for credit, too!

NOTE: the SMOOTH end of the M10 is actually the end that looks like a screwdriver. The notched end has the BLADE that sticks out from the side.

Information Provided by E.M. Dannemiller II (emdannemillerii@mindspring.com), used with permission.

You can also use the M3A1 tool for the same purpose. Place the chamber brush in the chamber, the back end of the brush acts the same way the M10 back end does. And you don't even have to use a cleaning rod section.

PhillipM

I've got a couple springs and pins for a 1903 under my kitchen in a vent. I wish the vent wasn't adjacent to the counter!