LE Mk III Cocking piece...looks like the back is heeled over?

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Hey all:

Here is a pic of the cocking piece off the sporterized Mk III that I am restoring. The screw came out but am I right in thinking the rear has been heeled over into the cocking piece? It wont budget and I have the firing pin removal tool. I have been flooding the bolt channel with G96 and the effluent is coming out clean now but is that as good as I can get meaning the pin can not be removed? The firearm does #### and click. Do I need to tap it out? Maybe an over night soak? Thanks for the help.

 
Do you know that the firing pin is threaded in? Once the screw is out, you insert the firing pin tool and use some force pushing the tool in while turning. Occasionally you run into a bugger. If you need to you can clamp the shaft of the firing pin in your vice or with vice grips (by pulling the cocking piece out from the bolt against spring pressure) This will mark up the pin. Preferably use smooth jaws or leather etc to avoid damaging the pin.

Once the pin is solidly held you use an adjustable wrench on the cocking piece. It will thread off.

BTW, why do you need to remove the firing pin anyway? Is the tip broken off or something?
They don't normally need to be taken apart.
 
If you feel you must remove the firing pin , the tool required can be gotten from SARCO in the US, and you will not risk damaging the pin. As stated is there some reason to remove it?
 
Thanks cantom, I probably do not need to remove the firing pin but I like to see all the pieces in front of me. I have flooded the channel a bunch of times and patches are coming up clean so I just might leave it at that. The base rifle was filthy so I am doing my best to get it good.
 
I am a newbie on Enfields, but was reading on another site that "often the firing pin is peened over where it exits the rear of the bolt". Your description of "the rear has been heeled over into the cocking piece" maybe the problem.

My MkIII bolt is probably full of comosline and I also want to remove the firing pin. I am waiting for my order to be filled for a firing pin removal tool from Sarco and it is over a month and they still have not shipped. People have given them bad reviews on customer service but I decided to give Sarco a try. Should have ordered else where.

 
Yes I have the firing pin removal tool. Thank you SKSB as it does appear that the pin has been peened over. Oh well. I will have to live with it methinks.
 
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