SKS Issue

DerBarbarian

July 26, 2015 03:03

Hey guy's I'm in a bit of a bind, my dad tried to replace the rear sight spring in my SKS, I wasn't there when he did it, he inadvertently ended up essentially flattening the entire spring. I included a picture below, I for the life of me cannot seem to get the thing out. So long story short I was wondering if you guys might have any suggestions as to how to get the thing out of there, I guess worst case scenario is I take it to a gunsmith, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I won't have to do that..

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  DerBarbarian

  July 26, 2015 03:03

  Can't seem to tap out the pin that holds the firing pin in!! Any thoughts, i.e. am I doing something wrong?

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  beantownshootah

  July 26, 2015 05:08

  Are you sure the spring is still in there? A little hard to tell for sure based on that image, but it looks like it might already be out.
  
  Anyway, removal is covered here:
  
  http://www.sksboards.com/smf/index.php?topic=54067.0
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6L5DNy7n1hc
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YNgARjp__k

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  DerBarbarian

  July 26, 2015 05:52

  Yeah it's still in there, there's really no spring left, the spring itself is completely flat which is why I'm having one hell of a time trying to get it out. I looked at the links, I actually envisioned that I would need something with a slight curve to come at it from the underside, I just don't have anything right now.

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  charliemeyer007

  July 26, 2015 08:12

  This is a really handy set. I keep a set in my tool bag.
  http://www.generaltools.com/862--3-Piece-Probe-And-Hook-Set_p_545.html

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  KAMsales

  July 26, 2015 11:00

  The sight block is slotted, the spring slides in from the front. Take a small hammer and a punch, put the punch in that little indent on the spring at a sharp forward angle and tap with the hammer. That little dimple engages a small hole in the sight block to keep it retained. AK's use a similar setup.

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  DerBarbarian

  July 26, 2015 23:21

  quote:Originally posted by KAMsales
  The sight block is slotted, the spring slides in from the front. Take a small hammer and a punch, put the punch in that little indent on the spring at a sharp forward angle and tap with the hammer. That little dimple engages a small hole in the sight block to keep it retained. AK's use a similar setup.
  
  
  I actually tried that, but the thing didn't seem to want to budge, I'll give it another shot though, unfortunately all my tools are in storage so I'm working with limited hardware, again I really appreciate the input.

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