Goop on new bolt...

[CrossedCannons]

Are you using the forked tip?

[c east]

WOW COOL I love Pictures....I read the original instructions and said I'm much too old....But wow, I can do that unless I screw it up..Was worried about the eye surgeon ,,, My life gets better and better......Now how to get the "GI" bolt tool out of the goop,,,,,Wink....Charlie

[frankderrico]

I lost a plunger a couple of weeks ago. Got it in goofy the first try, when I was taking it out to turn it, it went "BOING" and bounnced off the wall in the shop. I found the spring in my pocket a week later. It must have bounced off the wall and landed in the pocket. It stayed there through a wash. So next time I'm going to work with it in a big clear plastic bag.....Frank

[emmagee1917]

If this is as far as he goes , he could reinsert the firing pin and then the extractor , then loosen the thumbscrew. The extractor plunger prob'ly would not have rotated any and will pop into place. It would be wise to look though.
If he removed the bolt to remove the ejector or to clean , he'd use the split arm to hold the extractor plunger in alignment when being depressed and ease of bolt removal when loosed.
Chris

[painter777]

I've repaired quite a few bolts for guys who were thinking they needed new bolts. Often finding the stem of the plunger has broken off.

I like being able to take a bolt apart to ID parts markings, check wear and tear, and clean out the crevices.
Crud can really build up under the plunger, on and around the spring.
Getting it back on.......... sometimes 1 try, sometimes several times.
I think we've all had a plunger and spring fly across the room.
When putting the plunger back on, I dap just a bit of grease on the stem, then slip into the spring.
Still have to look it over several times to make sure the plunger is sitting correctly on the Extractor. Since it's usually handy, I zoom in with the camera to see if the plunger is installed right. Also make sure it moves back and forth.

Cheers,
Charlie-painter777

[c east]

Thanks...I went looking for the tool..I'll quit where you did or find a gunsmith.....Charlie