Jeeter 0 Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 (edited) I've got the new stock on, but in the process the bolt assembly came out. Does anyone have a diagram of how the bolt sits in the receiver ? Maybe a top view. Thanks Joel Edited April 23, 2006 by Jeeter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bvamp 604 Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 when you drop the bolt head(s) back into the bolt carrier, you rotate them both all the way forward in that odd shaped channed in the bolt carrier, and you will see the underside of the bolt carrier and the bolt head(s) will ahve two grooves that line up. that is the proper alignment to drop it back into the reciever. it drops right in basically, so you shouldnt have to force it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jeeter 0 Posted April 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 when you drop the bolt head(s) back into the bolt carrier, you rotate them both all the way forward in that odd shaped channed in the bolt carrier, and you will see the underside of the bolt carrier and the bolt head(s) will ahve two grooves that line up. that is the proper alignment to drop it back into the reciever. it drops right in basically, so you shouldnt have to force it. I'm confused. I've got the bolt sitting in the grooves. But now when I pull the action back, the front of the bolt sticks to the chamber and comes out of the carrier..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AegisDei 2 Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 when you drop the bolt head(s) back into the bolt carrier, you rotate them both all the way forward in that odd shaped channed in the bolt carrier, and you will see the underside of the bolt carrier and the bolt head(s) will ahve two grooves that line up. that is the proper alignment to drop it back into the reciever. it drops right in basically, so you shouldnt have to force it. I'm confused. I've got the bolt sitting in the grooves. But now when I pull the action back, the front of the bolt sticks to the chamber and comes out of the carrier..... You probably already know this, but I got stuck for a while trying to figure it out...you have to push the bolt carrier DOWN into the rear of the receiver for the bolt carrier to hop on its rails correctly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
G O B 3,516 Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 You have to push down on the bolt to compress the hammer spring slightly G O B Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bvamp 604 Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 the two part bolt head is inserted all the way into the bolt carrier, and then rotated so that the lug rides into the notch in the bolt carrier, and rotates all the way forward. the two parts of the bolt head will line up with the bottom of the bolt carrier, and THEN you drop THAT into the reciever, THEN let it forward into the chamber. Im thinking you just said that you put the bolt in, then the bolt head? Im confused where you are stuck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AegisDei 2 Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 (edited) the two part bolt head is inserted all the way into the bolt carrier, and then rotated so that the lug rides into the notch in the bolt carrier, and rotates all the way forward. the two parts of the bolt head will line up with the bottom of the bolt carrier, and THEN you drop THAT into the reciever, THEN let it forward into the chamber. Im thinking you just said that you put the bolt in, then the bolt head? Im confused where you are stuck. And don't feel bad... While the AK may be designed for a 13yr old peon to work on with simple farm tools, it's still taken me for a loop a few times. While it is ingeniously simple and thus reliable, it can still cause a headache or two. When you get frustrated, set it down for 30 minutes and then come back and you'll find the solution if you're fresh. Edited April 24, 2006 by AegisDei Quote Link to post Share on other sites
6500rpm 670 Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 This may cause futher confusion or be redundant, but place the bolt in the carrier and rotate the bolt in the carrier so it finds its full foreward position (this should put the 2 bolt lugs at the 3 and 9 o'clock position). now place the assembled bolt and carrier in the receiver, if you look at the back of the carrier there are 2 small slots that will index with the rails on the inside of the receiver when the assembly is pushed down into the receiver and moved foreward. There is also a small slot in the bottom of the front trunion that will index to the bottom of the bolt. I've also found that it helps on the converted models if you push down on the cocked hammer slightly with your finger or something small as you install the bolt/carrier into the receiver so your not fighting tension from the hammer spring. Once you do it a time or two it will all be clear, take a few minutes to cycle it and watch how the action works when it's done Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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