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M1A, can't remove operating rod

GreenLanternGreenLantern Member Posts: 1,647 ✭✭✭
edited June 2002 in Ask the Experts
Ok, am I doing something wrong? I've got the handle pulled back till the guide lug aligns with the notch, but it just won't seem to come free no matter which direction I try and pull. Is there some trick to getting this thing out? THanks.

GL
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  • cpermdcpermd Member Posts: 5,273 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I am just going to assume it is an SA receiver and fairly new.
    Look at it this way-They got it in there.
    If you know you are lined up on the notch correctly then it will take a little prying out on the rear of the op rod with a flat blade screwdriver.
    cpermd
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  • GreenLanternGreenLantern Member Posts: 1,647 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Yep, SA and pretty much new! I'll give the screw-driver a try and see how it works. Thanks cpermd
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  • cpermdcpermd Member Posts: 5,273 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Many folks swear by the SA guns.
    Some of us that shoot a lot swear at them.
    SA has very poor QC!!
    I continue to use my ChiCom receiver guns even though Clint and Fulton say they are not OK.
    I can build 2.6 M14 clones for the price the Fulton folks charge for an SA.
    cpermd
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  • v35v35 Member Posts: 12,710 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    If no amount of jiggling will release the operating rod, remove the gas cylinder which will free up the piston end and try it again.
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  • erictheredericthered Member Posts: 244 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    If you have a new springfield, this is common. I had the same
    problem. I have handled oodles of m14s and this is the first one
    that the operating rod won't come off.
    The new springfields are made in such a way that you have to
    get it off with a screwdriver. At least, thats what I was told
    by a guy who builds them.
    I still couldn't get it off. But its OK cause I'm selling my
    Springfield M1A.
    Eric

    thats'me
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  • GreenLanternGreenLantern Member Posts: 1,647 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Correct me if I'm wrong, but once you start to pull the operating rod backwards you're now clear of the gas cylinder so removing the cylinder shouldn't make a difference, IMO. Either way I'm going to be ticked if I can't remove the rod because I don't feel it's possible to do a good cleaning job with all the parts left in place!! I thank everyone for the input though.
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  • v35v35 Member Posts: 12,710 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Sorry I thought you were talking about the M-1. The M-1A was after my time but it sounds like the operating rod might be bent which could give you misalignment of the operating rod key.
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  • RocklobsterRocklobster Member Posts: 7,060 ✭
    edited November -1
    SA has excellent quality control. The parts are tight so they won't wear out in a couple thousand rounds like some Chinese-made pot-metal piece of junk.
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  • erictheredericthered Member Posts: 244 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Me again. I didn't like it one bit either. But I have been told
    you can get it off with a screwdriver. Line it up just like its' supposed to be and get a thin screwdriver and try to pop it out.
    Once out, I imagine you could relieve the slot or the rod to let it be just a little easier to get it apart. It was made tight.
    As far as cleaning, Its' not that big a deal to get the bolt out,
    I use wood cotton swabs or a pointed object with cloth to get in the
    tight places.
    Also, your'e right about the gas cylinder. It has nothing to do with it.
    Sorry for the problems
    Eric

    thats'me
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