ejector roll pin removeal help

[michaeljp65]

Hi gents, i have 2 new Tikka T3x bolts and im trying to hammer out the roll pin for ejecters but they seem to be so tight i cant budge them. Any tips on how i might get them out. On an older T3 i can remove the pin very easily, but these 2 new ones, im not having any luck at all.

 

[Dave in WI]

Half the battle can be how well something is held. Do you have a vise to place bolt in?

 

[DiffEQ]

Half the battle can be how well something is held. Do you have a vise to place bolt in?

... with wood or plastic jaw bumpers. @michaeljp65 , I suspect you already know this because you remove your Tikka T3 pin - but cannot tell you how many times I've heard, "I wish I had known to line the jaws!" Well, duh !

 

[AlNyhus]

Not familiar with the newer T3X bolts...make sure the roll pin isn't tapered so it goes in only one way. -Al

 

[paperpuncher]

Try a tapered starter punch and then move to a pin punch once you get it to move

 

[1911nut]

When I didn’t use a roll pin punch I deformed the roll pin making it hard to remove.

 

[michaeljp65]

... with wood or plastic jaw bumpers. @michaeljp65 , I suspect you already know this because you remove your Tikka T3 pin - but cannot tell you how many times I've heard, "I wish I had known to line the jaws!" Well, duh !

i have one of those round plastic base holders with a groove in it from a Sinclair firing pin removal kit.

 

[michaeljp65]

Not familiar with the newer T3X bolts...make sure the roll pin isn't tapered so it goes in only one way. -Al

They are exactly the same as the T3. I thought about it only going oneway. So the pin sits almost flush on one side so im hitting it from the other.

 

[michaeljp65]

Half the battle can be how well something is held. Do you have a vise to place bolt in?

I dont have a vise but just those round plastic holders with a groove from a sinclair firing pin removal kit

 

[michaeljp65]

When I didn’t use a roll pin punch I deformed the roll pin making it hard to remove.

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Thanks, ill see if i can buy a roll pin punch from somewhere.

 

[michaeljp65]

Thanks for all the advice gentlemen. I found a g clamp, so clasmped the bolt to my desk and used a bit more force with the hammer and pin punch i had and i finally got it out. cheers