Marlin 60 ejector/lifter spring issue, please help
Marlin ejector/lifter spring issue
Got an old marlin 60 and cleaned her up. Noticed that the hook on the ejector/lifter spring catches on the bolt release lever an will not allow the Cartridge lifter to go down low enough to pick up a round from the tube. How do I go a out fixing this issue? Does the spring need to be bent? It almost looks like the hook on the spring is a bit too long and thas why it gets hung up.
Got an old marlin 60 and cleaned her up. Noticed that the hook on the ejector/lifter spring catches on the bolt release lever an will not allow the Cartridge lifter to go down low enough to pick up a round from the tube. How do I go a out fixing this issue? Does the spring need to be bent? It almost looks like the hook on the spring is a bit too long and thas why it gets hung up.
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The tail on the ejector spring is there to activate the bolt release on the last shot. Sounds like it is OK... Is there any chance the lifter has been changed? The new style 60s used a different lifter than the old.... With the unit out of the receiver try pressing the lifter down the bolt release should go down too. 0 -
Pardon the powder residue
This is how a working unit looks.
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That area of the Model 60 will get very dirty and cause the rifle not to feed right. Even if it looks clean there may still be enough caked powder you do not see to cause malfunctions. I took all of the parts out of that area and scrubbed them and got rid of my feeding problems.
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+1 on Clean off all that burnt powder GRIT FIRST use some dri-lube and then check back with us 0 -
Does your gun have the new feed throat assembly?
This would be the first thing I would do to an "old" Model 60.0 -
Thanks guys, found my issue. Had the hook of the ejector spring on the wrong spot. Good to go now. Thanks for the pics. 0 -
FWIW, the spring can and will bend over the long haul. After about 10 years of regular shooting mine was crushing and failing to feed every other round. I replaced my spring, and the feed ramp which while of the new style, was worn and binding. The 'bolt' which is to say the action, LOOKS daunting to take apart, but isn't that bad actually, and you find all sorts of dirt in it that you THOUGHT had been taken care of. Few dollars for the parts, works like new again now.
I second the use of dry lube over oil on the guts of this gun. It gets dirty enough as it is and any oil introduced into the action just creates a gummy mess when mixed with .22 fouling.0 -
quote:Originally posted by jonk
FWIW, the spring can and will bend over the long haul. After about 10 years of regular shooting mine was crushing and failing to feed every other round. I replaced my spring, and the feed ramp which while of the new style, was worn and binding. The 'bolt' which is to say the action, LOOKS daunting to take apart, but isn't that bad actually, and you find all sorts of dirt in it that you THOUGHT had been taken care of. Few dollars for the parts, works like new again now.
yeah, you should have seen my eyes when I took it apart and forgot to stick a paperclip in the hammer spring guide rod. I took off the one side plate and everything just sprung out. Luckily, I had read a bunch of stuff before doing this and had it covered up so I didn't lose anything. Took me a little while, with the help of some pics, to get all the springs and levers in the correct spots. Lesson learned. I did however give it a very thorough cleaning while in there. Used oil though, thinking I might break it back down and use some dry lube instead.0
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