Swapping out Remington 870 firing pin...

[Dark Alley Dan]

Gents:

Is there a trick to driving out the pin that holds the firing pin in the bolt? I've tried gentle tapping, less gentle tapping, pretty substantial smacks with bigger hammers, pressing the pin out using a vise, bad language in both offical languages (plus a couple others), watched the necessary youtube videos, and the damned pin isn't moving.

I'm trying to drive it through from the top, with a void beneath so it has somewhere to go. Nothing.

Am I missing something? Or is this just a "hit it harder" solution and I'm being too gentle?

 

[FLHTCUI]

Did you hold your tongue out in the left or right corner of your mouth ?
Hope this helps..

 

[JasonGTA]

Its a tapered pin that is in there VERY tight. I have to put my punch block on my concrete floor, use the biggest punch that will fit, and a large hammer to beat it out. The pin comes out of the bottom so you are correct in attacking it from the top. I've done half a dozen over the past few weeks

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Gotta wonder why they put it in so tight. Like they used a hydraulic press or some sh!t.

Bigger hammer, then, plus some lube. The solution to most problems.

Thanks, all.

 

[9.3mauser]

Have you tried heat? Heat the bolt up so it expands and loosens it's grip a bit, but not so much as to damage the heat treat of the bolt.

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

I haven't, but it's a good thought. Soldering iron would work, I should think. Just a bit of heat in a very specific spot.

 

[woodchopper]

you get it out ?

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Haven't had a chance. Sunday morning looks like it. Bigger hammer, worse language, some lubrication, maybe a bit of localized heat.