SKS Trigger group tricks

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Just came by an SKS that was well used - but well cleaned when it was passed to me; at least superficially. The trigger, action and magazine release all felt gritty, and nasty. Took the trigger group out and it was basically choked with grease and grit. Nasty. Sprayed it well with brake cleaner, and scrubbed at it - disassembled those parts I could but couldn't get the hammer free - I dont have a vice to clamp the entire thing in and wasn't able to get it loose.

Is there a trick to it?

I really want to get it out so I can clean up the trigger group. Help?
 
Joe549 said:
Take a piece of wood, drill a half inch hole in it. Place the bolt with the flat side of the pin over the hole, tap out the pin with a punch or nail set. Simple.
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Thats awesome. Except we're talking about the trigger. I've already stripped the bolt, good thing I did too, as it was swimming in grease. Sprayed the pin down with brake cleaner, and used a q-tip to clean out the pin channel. Free floating, until I can get a spring kit. But anyway, back to the trigger...
 
I never used a vise and it's a ##### to get out of there, that's for sure. I ended up using a pair of leather gloves and just pushed on the damn thing until it the hammer moved enough so I could get the pin out of the groove. It sucks just as bad going back together too.

I'm not sure if there's anything else you can do other than push really hard, I find grunting and swearing a bunch helps too. :)
 
Rest the shaft of the screw driver across the lip of the hammer. Now I am right handed so I grab the trigger group with my left hand in a C shape and push down ward against a wooden block. Then 2 fingers on 1 side of the hammer and the other 2 on the other side while I clinch the screw driver and pull upward. Once you clear the lips were the pins hold the trigger in slowley let go. The hard part will be putting it back in.
 
bluemike807 said:
Thats awesome. Except we're talking about the trigger. I've already stripped the bolt, good thing I did too, as it was swimming in grease. Sprayed the pin down with brake cleaner, and used a q-tip to clean out the pin channel. Free floating, until I can get a spring kit. But anyway, back to the trigger...
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Hence the reason I deleted my comment moments after I posted it...
 
I have done two trigger jobs on sks's, so surely I'm almost an expert.
It's got to be tough to put a trigger assembly together without a vise. Actually, it's tough to assemble with a vise. If you're not a huge guy, or pop-eye, it'll take a bit of grunting.
If you're not set up to create a shop, I used the canadian tire woodworking vise that clamps onto a kitchen counter works well enough for the job. Goes on sale for around $15 once in a while.
I assume you've seen the multi-part trigger job video on youtube. Watching that is a must. The one thing I've learned is before trying to assemble the whole thing with the hammer spring it to test the "path" of the hammer end without the spring.
Secondly, I had no luck with the wolff "hammer spring" in both guns (light strikes) as opposed to the youtube trigger video (they both came out for that reason), but the wolff "sear spring" is worth getting, since it reduces the pull by at least 1 lb.

The guy on the trigger video uses a punch to pull the hammer back, but they can be too fat and fiddly, I found a screwdriver works better.

Good luck with it.
 
LarryG said:
I have done two trigger jobs on sks's, so surely I'm almost an expert.
It's got to be tough to put a trigger assembly together without a vise. Actually, it's tough to assemble with a vise. If you're not a huge guy, or pop-eye, it'll take a bit of grunting.
If you're not set up to create a shop, I used the canadian tire woodworking vise that clamps onto a kitchen counter works well enough for the job. Goes on sale for around $15 once in a while.
I assume you've seen the multi-part trigger job video on youtube. Watching that is a must. The one thing I've learned is before trying to assemble the whole thing with the hammer spring it to test the "path" of the hammer end without the spring.
Secondly, I had no luck with the wolff "hammer spring" in both guns (light strikes) as opposed to the youtube trigger video (they both came out for that reason), but the wolff "sear spring" is worth getting, since it reduces the pull by at least 1 lb.

The guy on the trigger video uses a punch to pull the hammer back, but they can be too fat and fiddly, I found a screwdriver works better.

Good luck with it.
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LarryG there is even a cheaper and easier way to do this with out buying the spring kit from Wolff. I call it the double spring trigger mod. That plus a dremil with polishing compound the SkS can be one sweet trigger set-up. Now I know this anit no bolt action but this couple of easy to do thing that are really cheap is great upgrades to this great battle tank rifle design.
http://bananafufu.########.com/2008/09/sks-trigger-job.html
 
Thanks for the tip, now I've got to run out and get some polishing compound. Never thought of using the dremel.
Didn't know about trimming the springs, that's another very obvious solution.



Satain said:
LarryG there is even a cheaper and easier way to do this with out buying the spring kit from Wolff. I call it the double spring trigger mod. That plus a dremil with polishing compound the SkS can be one sweet trigger set-up. Now I know this anit no bolt action but this couple of easy to do thing that are really cheap is great upgrades to this great battle tank rifle design.
http://bananafufu.########.com/2008/09/sks-trigger-job.html
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