Mosin Bolt Disassembly Help

[L3O 710]

Hey! I just picked up a Mosin M44 from collectors source and I was wondering if someone would be able to help me out with a disassembly issue regarding the bolt. So I actually had the bolt fully disassembled and then messed up while I was trying to assemble it (I was partially distracted by the awesome women's hockey game lol). So I have the bolt head off but I cant seem to unscrew the the firing pin from the bolt body and cocking knob. When I use the connector bar (?) to help unscrew the firing pin, the whole cocking knob rotates and not the firing pin alone. I'd like to disassemble it fully again because the screw line at the end of the cocking knob doesnt align with the two notches as a guide and I cant seem to move it at all.

The screw and notches on the top of the cocking knob look exactly like this:

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I am a bit of a Mosin noob so any help would be appreciated!

 

[Travis Bickle]

They don't have to line up per se Sir.

Whats more important than the lines being in line is that the amount the firing pin protrudes from the bolt face.
Make sure that is correct and don't worry about the lines lining up.

My m44 bolt cocking knob is not in line with the firing pin screw line and it works just fine.

 

[kennymo]

Do you have the little screwdriver/loop/Russian multi tool thingy that comes with most rifles? There's some notches on the side of that which act as go/no go gauges for the firing pin. Hit up YouTube for a quick instructional video. The screw lining up with the cocking knob marks is somewhat meaningless as you could be on the wrong turn of the screw. One turn too far out and you have a pierced primer and hot gas spray. One turn too far in and you get *click*. Use the gauge.

 

[L3O 710]

They don't have to line up per se Sir.

Whats more important than the lines being in line is that the amount the firing pin protrudes from the bolt face.
Make sure that is correct and don't worry about the lines lining up.

My m44 bolt cocking knob is not in line with the firing pin screw line and it works just fine.

Oh that's good to know. Although at this point I can't even get the guide rod/connector on because the firing is turned in way which wont let me slide the connector over the little tab on the cocking knob

Do you have the little screwdriver/loop/Russian multi tool thingy that comes with most rifles? There's some notches on the side of that which act as go/no go gauges for the firing pin. Hit up YouTube for a quick instructional video. The screw lining up with the cocking knob marks is somewhat meaningless as you could be on the wrong turn of the screw. One turn too far out and you have a pierced primer and hot gas spray. One turn too far in and you get *click*. Use the gauge.

The rifle didn't come with the tool

 

[svt1940]

I posted that fews years back, maybe can be useful to new Mosin owners.

Bolt disassembly

First,bolt must be decocked. Simply graps the cocking knob and the bolt handle and turn the handle to the right.

Pull the bolt head and the connecting bar from the bolt body.

To separate the connecting bar from the bolt head, rotate the head clockwise until it stop and pull the head away.

To remove the firing pin, note the relation between the firing pin and the cocking knob.

Rest the tip of firing pin against a non slip surface or object. Fully push on the pin to compress the firing pin spring then unscrew the cocking knob. Slowly allow the spring to relax and take the firing pin out of bolt body.

Bolt disassembled.

Reassembly in reverse order. After reassembly, the firing pin protusion should be checked with the firing pin gage tool. The tool have 2 notchs marked 75 and 95 but some tool dont have number. Usually, the deepest notch(95) is used for checking. See the tool on the pic below, the nocth marked with the red arrow is a wrench for the firing pin and to screw the cleaning jag on the cleaning rod.

Firing pin check.

To adjust, turn the pin using the tool, the pin can be also turned on the back of cocking knob using the screwdriver end of the tool.

The slot on the firing pin must align with the mark on cocking knob.

Tool kit

From left to right:
-cleaning rod handle
-cleaning rod muzzle guide
-cleaing jag
-cleaning rod handle T bar
-cleaning brush(not included in all kit)
-Multi tool (cleaning jag and firing pin wrench,screwdriver,firing pin protusion gage.
-Oiler

Tool used to screw the cleaning jag on cleaning rod.

Cleaning rod handle attachement details

Cleaning rod muzzle guide.

Hope that will be helpful

Joce