Winchester 94 extractor replacement?

[NapalmCheese]

Is replacing the extractor on a post 64 top eject model 94 terribly tricky? I'm pretty mechanically inclined (built plenty of engines, motorcycles and bicycles) and was going to pick up a new set of hollow ground screw driver bits anyway but I've never really done anything more complicated than building an AR or replacing the locking block and springs on a pistol.

Alternatively, if it's pretty quick and easy I might just take it into a smith anyway to alleviate the 'OMG I'm going to scratch the reciever' anxiety I get when looking at those screws, though I do like to DIY...

['ol shooter]

Gonna have to break it down far enough to pull the bolt, not hard, but the rifle comes apart in a very specific sequence. I don't know if you will need some fitting to get it right. Whats the issue, is it broken? I have two '94's, one a 1951, and the internals look like new after all those years. Anyway, once you get the bolt out, there are two pins holding it in the bolt. Numrich has a diagram, FYI. It's item #35.

The link:

http://www.gunpartscorp.com/Manufacturers/Winchester-33573/Rifles-42602/94Series-40353/94Post64Series-34345/94Post64TopEjectStandard-34341.htm?page=3

[NapalmCheese]

Gonna have to break it down far enough to pull the bolt, not hard, but the rifle comes apart in a very specific sequence. I don't know if you will need some fitting to get it right. Whats the issue, is it broken? I have two '94's, one a 1951, and the internals look like new after all those years. Anyway, once you get the bolt out, there are two pins holding it in the bolt. Numrich has a diagram, FYI. It's item #35.

The link:
http://www.gunpartscorp.com/Manufact...341.htm?page=3

It was stored for a couple of years with a snap cap in it. The extractor seems to have taken a set such that it doesn't always hold onto the cartridge rim during extraction and ends up as a failure to eject, leaving the empty case sitting in the receiver. If you look at it you can see that when not loaded the extractor is a little proud of the top of the bolt.

[kcstott]

Probable just needs a good cleaning to get old oil out of it.

[kendog4570]

Probable just needs a good cleaning to get old oil out of it.

Do this first, before "fixing" anything.

[NapalmCheese]

Do this first, before "fixing" anything.

Other than squirting a little CLP on it and working as best I can, any recommendations on cleaning it? The gun itself is practically new, very few rounds and never hunted.

[kendog4570]

Soak the bolt in MEK or something like that for a day or two. I use Tyme carburetor cleaner. One of those ultra sonic cleaners should work too.

[kcstott]

Soak the bolt in MEK or something like that for a day or two. I use Tyme carburetor cleaner. One of those ultra sonic cleaners should work too.

Yep

or tear it down if you feel confident and scrub with a tooth brush. Chemicals work great but elbow grease helps

[NapalmCheese]

Sounds like a plan.

It'll give me something to do once duck season is over.

[kendog4570]

If you can get the bolt out of the gun, then getting the extractor out is not much more complicated. Two pins and the proper punch and technique. Do yourself a favor and leave the ejector and its related components alone, unless you are fairly mechanically inclined.