Cooey 64 Front Stud, will not budge

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The piece I'm referring too is this little guy:

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Now, the astute viewer probably recognizes that this is a schematic for a Savage 64, and that's true. My front stud looks a bit different as it's from a Cooey 64A by way of a slit on it that would allow the usage of a flat head screwdriver once exposed.


My problem is I cannot get this thing to budge, whatsoever, and I don't really know what to do about it. I can get the stock off by removing the screw just fine. But I can't go any further in cleaning or troubleshooting this rifle if I can't remove the front stud that holds the barrel clamp in place. I've even tried Sea Foam Deep Creep to loosen it up but it just wont budge.

Then someone asks me.. is this a left turn screw, and to be honest, I have no idea because I can't get that direction to budge either

I don't want to risk breaking the part because I'm not sure if the Savage 64 replacement piece I can get will fit. Will it? Does anybody have any suggestions?

I watch videos of people taking this thing apart, and they have no issue twisting this piece loose. So therefore, i'm inclined to believe that the previous owner (I bought it at an estate sale) never once cleaned it, ever, and I'm eager to get in there.

Feels silly to have to take this to a gunsmith just to twist a bolt you know?
 
If that stud has been there for 'years' or so, it may need some 'thermal persuasion'. There may be Loctite in there, too. Just try some Liq-Wrench soaking for a day or so, then heat it 'gently' with a P-torch. Not red-hot, just to warm it thoroughly and maybe break whatever is holding it. It could just be really old 'varnished oil' ? My S-64 barrel can get pretty warm sometimes. And use a good socket to crank on it, not crescent or pliers. It's really good to have a vise to help, too.
 
Then when you get it apart, you could polish everything that can cause friction. Carefully polish the 'release-faces' of the Sear and Trigger, using 1000g or finer wet/dry paper. Just keep the angles correct. I replaced that 'Sear-spring' with a MCarbo one 'cause it's a complex 'double coil ' thing, but replaced the Trigger-return spring with about 1/3 of a clik-pen spring. Just enough to keep the trigger from flopping around. My trigger is about 2# now.
Good luck with all that, too.
 
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Here's a couple pics of the internals of my 64 and the 'opened-up' mag well too. Lots easier to stick the mags in. The Sear 'release-edge' should be pretty sharp, just slightly rounded to let it slide off the trigger tip. Hope this isn't TMI :rolleyes: >
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I have some Cooey 64B parts for sale, including the part you're struggling with. Should you mess it up, feel free to contact me. The ones I have are hex nuts so you can get a wrench on them and get better torque. The parts are in the EE section for rimfire parts and accessories.
 
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