Norinco ar-15 trigger guard roll pin removal

[kage123]

Hello all,

Having a hell of a time removing the roll pin which holds the trigger guard in place. Google tells me its a 1/8" pin, the punch seems like it might be a little too big, or at least very snug.
Been trying to remove it for close to an hour and its not budging, starting to get more worried about breaking the ears that hold it in place than getting the pin out.

Anyone have any suggestions? should i just continue to support the area and get more aggressive with it? or is there some trick that im missing?


Thanks
kage

 

[whitehatpatrick]

Yeah, it is very tight. couple of tips:
1. Support around the pin has to be solid, otherwise u risk breaking stuff
2. Use the punch with a rounded tip in the center
3. 1/8" is indeed a bit wide, but you only need to get the pin moving, and then it's easy to pull out