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need help with model 70

dearchaser
"Click went the gun as the large buck walked by." It has served me well for several years, so the urge to use it to dent a tree was supressed.
Turns out the cold weather was enough to compromise an old firing pin spring. Have a new one but replacement doesn't seem as easy as I thought. With the bolt out and pin removed, I see that the spring is compressed. How does one go about removing it and installing the new spring? Are special tools needed?
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  • Jody Commander
    No special tools but a third hand helps, use a shop towel to wrap the spring, place the back of the F.P./Safety housing against a table top ( or anyplace where it cannot slip ) use both hands to compress the spring, there is a collar and a washer that fit in a groove in the firing pin, remove the collar and then the washer, slowly release the compression, replace spring and re-assemble.
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  • MIKE WISKEY
    best to do the above inside a large clear plastic trash bag, saves chasing parts when your fingers slipe the first couple of tries.
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  • Wheelgun
    Ya don't suppose maybe there's some old oil that congealed in the cold weather do ya? That, combined with some of the other crud (oil, dirt, powder residue, etc.) that finds its way inside the bolt can slow down a firing pin enough to cause a misfire.

    Mark
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  • dearchaser
    Thank you all for the help. Didn't use the plastic bubble trick, so had to hunt a couple times after it bounced off the ceiling. Ultimately it took four hands, used an aftermarket Wolff spring which was longer and stronger than the factory...seemed like a smart buy at the time. Mission accomplished thanks to your sound advice. Thank you!
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