PITBULL1967 2 Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 I was cleaning my saiga the other day and I noticed that the pin that holds the two halfs of the bolt together was out. I poked it with a pick and it was very loose. So i researched a little and found that I guess if you take the pin out and deform one end a little it will stay in. So I did this today and when I was tapping the pin back in it got stuck about 1/64 of an inch about a hair from being all the way in. So I tried tapping it out and it would come out so I just decided to grind off the little piece that wasn't flush and polish the whole lug. Is that okay to do? I didn't really find anything on what to do so I just went for it. her is the whole thing here is what it looks like, I didn't take very much at all off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ronin38 2,117 Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 That's one shiny bolt! I think that pin would be okay, but I'm not that familiar with these yet... What did you use to polish it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TARE 47 Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Should be fine, replacement pins can be procured if not. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PITBULL1967 2 Posted February 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 I used blue magic from autozone and a dreml tool to polish it. Yeah I was tapping the pin in and it just wouldn't go in the last little bit so I ground it off then lightly used an abrasive buff on the lug then polished it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fallschirmjager667 729 Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 i'll have to try some of that blue magic, i thought that was one of paulys bolts 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PITBULL1967 2 Posted February 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 Yeah that stuff polishes very well. Took a few hours polishing and profiling everything. Easier the second time around. All went smooth except that pin giving me a scare. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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