Win 351 sl recoil spring

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Hi...any ideas?...i have a win 351 sl which i am trying to reinstall the long recoil spring and buffer washer...i have tried the string pull method threaded thru the spring itself with a cotter pin with no success...i can get the spring in and the guide rod 90 percent in place, but the last 2 or so inches of the spring are so badly twisted that i can't get the rod to seat...tried numerous times and the spring usually ends up flying out...any help would be appreciated...thx

Wayne...
 
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,I think I figured it out and not really to bad to assemble as it takes under 2 minutes.
I place the rifle upside down in a shooting rest and tighten the butt clamp on the receiver.then place the buffer assembly /washer in place and slide on the breech block /slide in place .now get thin cardboard from a cerial box and make a square 4x6" 2 plys and slide under the slide up against the buffer assembly between the barrel and slide and pull assembly forward till the chamber is shut .
now cut a strip of the same cardboard to fit into the slot that the recoil spring goes through and also 2 plys push it in the slot and you should have a over hang on each side kinda like a u shape .
now put the guide rod in its place and push to the rear and you will see it in the U of the cardboard ,now start spring into place by hand till it gets in place .Now using a flat blade screw driver start pulling the spring in and push the guide rod to the rear/receiver
You will now be able to grab more spring with the screw driver and repeat ,the spring stays in place as it held in place by the rod , making sure you don't let the rod out to far.Once spring is in place and the rod is up against the buffer ,dont shove the rod all the way in yet .
Now pull the lower cardboards from between barrel and slide ,then the cardboards from around spring and now push the rod into place and tighten
I described the procedure as I have done this numerous times and it is not intimidating to do now
 

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Okay got it with the string method...just needed another hand to help with the guide rod...once you have your stuff in place, takes only a minute or two...
Read about another method where you drill a 1/16 hole at the end of the guide rod and pin it...don't waste your time with this as you cannot drill the hole close enough to the end of the rod to allow the bolt to be placed into the receiver...thanks for the pics and explanation on your method...
 
pmatuk is the go-to guy on these, he's been very helpful - I'll offer another alternative that worked for me, just for reference sake:

https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/for...p-n-Trick-For-Reinstalling-Your-Recoil-Spring

I see my pictures were in photobucket so I just updated the photo links; if that's the method you were having trouble with, I'm not sure why you couldn't drill it in the right spot. As you see from my photos, the pin most definitely should not be close to the end of rod. Worked the first time for me, and very quickly. Around two minutes.

I do enjoy my 1907.
 
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I have some parts from a couple of 1907 wrecks, no wood at all, haven't gotten organized to post them for sale
 
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