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xp100
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Does anyone have info on how/where I can find info on disassembly of the bolt-- basically for cleaning purposes.
Thanks.
Thanks.
Soak Method
Normally I just soak the complete assembley in a solvent. If you have a virbator handy, attach it the that tank or container you soak in. Most if not all the junk will vibrate out. Then just blow dry. To disassemble the bolt, remove the screw cap on the end of the assembley. You need three hands and a special tool to depress the FP spring and expose the cross pin that holds the FP in place. Place the bolt body in a vise, to act as your third hand. Use a punch that is slightly smaller than the pin. When I get back from the Nationals, I'll try to post some photos showing a fixture that you can buy from Flash Ebert that make the job a lot easier.
Normally I just soak the complete assembley in a solvent. If you have a virbator handy, attach it the that tank or container you soak in. Most if not all the junk will vibrate out. Then just blow dry. To disassemble the bolt, remove the screw cap on the end of the assembley. You need three hands and a special tool to depress the FP spring and expose the cross pin that holds the FP in place. Place the bolt body in a vise, to act as your third hand. Use a punch that is slightly smaller than the pin. When I get back from the Nationals, I'll try to post some photos showing a fixture that you can buy from Flash Ebert that make the job a lot easier.
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jimfinn
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Hi,
Here are instructions that I got and have used and a photo of the tool used to compress that firing pin spring. I got the tool about four years ago from some guy through Ebay and I don't remember you he is.
I hope this helps.
Jim
WINCHESTER 52 BOLT TOOL INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING! MAKE SURE FIREARM IS UNLOADED!
BOLT DISASSEMBLY PROCEDURE:
STEP 1) REMOVE BOLT FROM FIREARM.
STEP 2) PLACE BOLT IN A PADDED VICE. CLAMP BOLT FIRMLY TAKE CARE NOT TO OVER TIGHTEN THE VISE AGAINST THE BOLT. (NOTE: CLAMP BOLT IN THE FORWARD SECTION OF THE BOLT BODY, THIS WILL LEAVE THE REAR OF THE BOLT ACCESSIBLE FOR EASY REMOVAL OF THE FIRING PIN/SPRING RETAINING PIN.)
STEP 3) REMOVE THE THREADED CAP FROM THE FIRING PIN, AT THE REAR OF THE
BOLT.
STEP 4) PULL THE BOLT HANDLE REARWARD, THIS WILL EXPOSE THE FIRING
PIN/SPRING RETAINING PIN.
STEP 5) INSERT A 3/8ths FLAT SQUARE OBJECT BETWEEN THE BOLT HANDLE SLEEVE AND THE BOLT BODY (NOTE: PLACE IN A LOCATION NOT TO INTERFERE WITH RETAINING PIN REMOVAL.) NOW GENTLY RELEASE THE BOLT HANDLE UNTIL IT COMES TO REST ON THE 3/8ths OBJECT. (NOTE: THIS WILL FREE BOTH YOUR HANDS TO CONTINUE BOLT DISASSEMBLY.)
STEP 6) USING A PUNCH START TO DRIVE THE FIRING PIN/SPRING RETAINING PIN OUT FROM THE BOLT BODY.
STEP 7) INSERT THE 52 BOLT TOOL INTO THE REAR OF THE FIRING PIN, MOVE THE
TOOL AND ITS SLOTTED END FORWARD UNTIL CONTACT WITH THE FIRING PIN IS MADE. (NOTE: TOOL MUST BE TURNED CORRECTLY IN ORDER FOR ITS SLOTTED TIP TO PASS BY THE FIRING PIN/SPRING RETAINING PIN. THIS WILL ALLOW THE TOOL TO REACH THE SPRING.)
STEP 8) PRESS FORWARD ON THE FIRING PIN SPRING WITH YOUR 52 BOLT TOOL, WHILE SPRING IS SLIGHTLY COMPRESSED USING YOUR PUNCH PUSH OR GENTLY TAP OUT THE RETAINING PIN.
STEP 9) NOW THAT THE RETAINING PIN HAS BEEN REMOVED, GENTLY WITHDRAW YOUR 52 BOLT TOOL. FIRING PIN AND SPRING CAN NOW BE REMOVED. (NOTE: REMEMBER THE WAY YOUR FIRING PIN WAS TURNED UPON REMOVAL, THIS WILL SIMPLIFY REASSEMBLY.)
BOLT RE-ASSEMBLY PROCEDURE:
STEP 1) RE-INSERT FIRING PIN AND SPRING INTO BOLT BODY. (NOTE: MAKE SURE
SLOT IN FIRING PIN IS IN CORRECT POSITION TO ALLOW RETAINING PIN TO PASS
THROUGH FIRING PIN.)
STEP 2) INSERT 52 BOLT TOOL, INTO REAR OF FIRING PIN. (NOTE: INSERT 52 BOLT
TOOL IN SUCH A WAY THAT YOUR FIRING PIN/SPRING RETAINING PIN CAN PASS
THROUGH THE SLOTTED TIP.)
STEP 3) USE A PUNCH TO START YOUR RETAINING PIN INTO THE BOLT BODY.
STEP 4) USING YOUR 52 BOLT TOOL, COMPRESS THE FIRING PIN SPRING AND DRIVE THE FIRING PIN/SPRING RETAINING PIN THRU THE SLOT IN FIRING PIN, THEN THRU THE SLOTTED TIP IN THE TOOL AND STOP WHEN PIN IS FLUSH IN THE BOLT BODY ON BOTH SIDES. (NOTE: RETAINING PIN MUST BE FLUSH ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BOLT BODY TO ENSURE SMOOTH ROTATION OF THE BOLT HANDLE AFTER COMPLETING RE-ASSEMBLY.
Here are instructions that I got and have used and a photo of the tool used to compress that firing pin spring. I got the tool about four years ago from some guy through Ebay and I don't remember you he is.
I hope this helps.
Jim
WINCHESTER 52 BOLT TOOL INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING! MAKE SURE FIREARM IS UNLOADED!
BOLT DISASSEMBLY PROCEDURE:
STEP 1) REMOVE BOLT FROM FIREARM.
STEP 2) PLACE BOLT IN A PADDED VICE. CLAMP BOLT FIRMLY TAKE CARE NOT TO OVER TIGHTEN THE VISE AGAINST THE BOLT. (NOTE: CLAMP BOLT IN THE FORWARD SECTION OF THE BOLT BODY, THIS WILL LEAVE THE REAR OF THE BOLT ACCESSIBLE FOR EASY REMOVAL OF THE FIRING PIN/SPRING RETAINING PIN.)
STEP 3) REMOVE THE THREADED CAP FROM THE FIRING PIN, AT THE REAR OF THE
BOLT.
STEP 4) PULL THE BOLT HANDLE REARWARD, THIS WILL EXPOSE THE FIRING
PIN/SPRING RETAINING PIN.
STEP 5) INSERT A 3/8ths FLAT SQUARE OBJECT BETWEEN THE BOLT HANDLE SLEEVE AND THE BOLT BODY (NOTE: PLACE IN A LOCATION NOT TO INTERFERE WITH RETAINING PIN REMOVAL.) NOW GENTLY RELEASE THE BOLT HANDLE UNTIL IT COMES TO REST ON THE 3/8ths OBJECT. (NOTE: THIS WILL FREE BOTH YOUR HANDS TO CONTINUE BOLT DISASSEMBLY.)
STEP 6) USING A PUNCH START TO DRIVE THE FIRING PIN/SPRING RETAINING PIN OUT FROM THE BOLT BODY.
STEP 7) INSERT THE 52 BOLT TOOL INTO THE REAR OF THE FIRING PIN, MOVE THE
TOOL AND ITS SLOTTED END FORWARD UNTIL CONTACT WITH THE FIRING PIN IS MADE. (NOTE: TOOL MUST BE TURNED CORRECTLY IN ORDER FOR ITS SLOTTED TIP TO PASS BY THE FIRING PIN/SPRING RETAINING PIN. THIS WILL ALLOW THE TOOL TO REACH THE SPRING.)
STEP 8) PRESS FORWARD ON THE FIRING PIN SPRING WITH YOUR 52 BOLT TOOL, WHILE SPRING IS SLIGHTLY COMPRESSED USING YOUR PUNCH PUSH OR GENTLY TAP OUT THE RETAINING PIN.
STEP 9) NOW THAT THE RETAINING PIN HAS BEEN REMOVED, GENTLY WITHDRAW YOUR 52 BOLT TOOL. FIRING PIN AND SPRING CAN NOW BE REMOVED. (NOTE: REMEMBER THE WAY YOUR FIRING PIN WAS TURNED UPON REMOVAL, THIS WILL SIMPLIFY REASSEMBLY.)
BOLT RE-ASSEMBLY PROCEDURE:
STEP 1) RE-INSERT FIRING PIN AND SPRING INTO BOLT BODY. (NOTE: MAKE SURE
SLOT IN FIRING PIN IS IN CORRECT POSITION TO ALLOW RETAINING PIN TO PASS
THROUGH FIRING PIN.)
STEP 2) INSERT 52 BOLT TOOL, INTO REAR OF FIRING PIN. (NOTE: INSERT 52 BOLT
TOOL IN SUCH A WAY THAT YOUR FIRING PIN/SPRING RETAINING PIN CAN PASS
THROUGH THE SLOTTED TIP.)
STEP 3) USE A PUNCH TO START YOUR RETAINING PIN INTO THE BOLT BODY.
STEP 4) USING YOUR 52 BOLT TOOL, COMPRESS THE FIRING PIN SPRING AND DRIVE THE FIRING PIN/SPRING RETAINING PIN THRU THE SLOT IN FIRING PIN, THEN THRU THE SLOTTED TIP IN THE TOOL AND STOP WHEN PIN IS FLUSH IN THE BOLT BODY ON BOTH SIDES. (NOTE: RETAINING PIN MUST BE FLUSH ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BOLT BODY TO ENSURE SMOOTH ROTATION OF THE BOLT HANDLE AFTER COMPLETING RE-ASSEMBLY.
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jimfinn
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Yep Fred, the setup you have looks much slicker than mine. I think a friend has some sort of Turbo bolt tool. I'll have to check it out and see if it is the same thing. I knew that Turbos were based on a 52 pattern, but I didn't know that the bolt tool form them would work on a 52.
Jim
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jimfinn
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Hey Fred,
Now I understand. The hole is so the pin has a place to go. That shouldn't be too difficult.
Jim
Now I understand. The hole is so the pin has a place to go. That shouldn't be too difficult.
Jim
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Petroman
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Winchester 52 Bolt Disassembly / Reassembly
Jim Finn,
Thanks for your post. I used those instructions to remove my bolt and disassemble same today. The only change I made was after I pulled the handle back to expose the
pin, and after I blocked the handle back with a flat square of metal, I put the spring compression tool in the rear of the bolt and then used a long clamp to compress the
tool into the spring enough to drive the pin out, and reversed the process to reinstall the pin. This allowed me to have both hands free for driving the pin in and out.
Thanks for posting your helpful instructions.
Petroman
Jim Finn,
Thanks for your post. I used those instructions to remove my bolt and disassemble same today. The only change I made was after I pulled the handle back to expose the
pin, and after I blocked the handle back with a flat square of metal, I put the spring compression tool in the rear of the bolt and then used a long clamp to compress the
tool into the spring enough to drive the pin out, and reversed the process to reinstall the pin. This allowed me to have both hands free for driving the pin in and out.
Thanks for posting your helpful instructions.
Petroman