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Disassembly I nstructions

1) Make sure the rifle is pointed in a

safe direction and depress the

magazine latch shown in figure 1.

2)Open the magazineand make

sure it is empty of cartridges.

Leave it open as shown in figure 2.

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3)Open the bolt.

4) Examine the boreand receiver

and make sure the rifle is unloaded.

5)Once you are certain the weapon is

safe, close the bolt as shown in

figure 5.

Note: Make sure weapon is cocked

and safety lever is turned on before

proceeding.

6) Flip the lever on the bolt rear slide

cover.

7)Place bolt rear slide cover lever

in position pointing completely to the

rear of the receiver.

8) Slowly pull bolt rear slide cover

leverout to its maximum length as

shown in figure 8.

9) Remove bolt rear slide coverand

set it aside.

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10) Remove recoil springand set it

aside.

11) Slide bolt carrierto the rear of

the receiver.

12)Remove the bolt carrierand set it

aside.

13) Remove the bolt and set it aside.

14)Rotate the gas cylinder latch

until it points to the 10 o'clock position

if looking at right side of rifle, as

shown below.

15)Slowly lift out gas cylinder.

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16) Remove gas cylinderand set

aside.

Rotate gas cylinder latchas shown

below to remove gas pistonextension rod.

Note: Make sure you hold you hand to

prevent gas extension rodfrom

flying out of rifle as it is spring loaded.

17)Using a punch, depress button

behind trigger assembly.

Note: As stated in step 6 - the rifle

should be cocked and the safety lever

turned on before attempting this step.

18)Remove trigger assemblyand

set it aside.

Note: Leave trigger assembly cocked

and safety lever turned on.

Never turn off safety and pull trigger

while disconnected from rifle.

19) Remove magazineand set it

aside.

20)Pull receiverand barrel

assembly apart from stockand set

both aside.

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Reassembly I nstructions

21)Place receiverand barrel

assembly back into stock as shown infigures 21.

22) Rest receiverinto stock as shown

in figure 22.

Insert gas extension rodand spring

back into rifle (lever pos it ion 2image

shows how rod and spring should be

reinserted).

Rotate the gas cylinder latch to 10

o'clock position to keep extension rod

inside.

23)Place piston rod in gas cylinder.

24)Make sure end of piston rodis

flush with end of gas cylinderas

shown in figure 24.

25) Insert front of gas cylinderback

into gas port on barrel as shown in

figure 25.

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Make sure gas cylinder latchis in 10

o'clock position as shown in lever

position 1.

26)Slide gas cylinder back into

place.

27)Carefully snap down gas cylinder

as shown in figure 27.

28)Rotate gas cylinder retainer

leverback into "locked" position as

shown in figure 28.

29)Turn rifle over and prepare to

insert magazineback into rifle. As

show in figure 29by two arrows, themagazineneeds to be placed under

the magazine catchlocated in

receiver.

30)Snap magazineinto place.

31)Take trigger assemblyand line

up with slotted guidesinside

receiver.

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32) Pivot trigger assemblyback

once engaged in guides inside

receiver.

33) Snap down trigger assembly

firmly with hand.

34)Figure 34 shows the trigger

assemblylocked into place.

35)Figure 35shows how the bolt

carrier mates with the bolt. This will

help you install the boltcorrectly into

thereceiver.

36) Install bolt, but keep it to rear of

receiver.

37) Install bolt carrier on top of bolt

and slide forward in receiver.

38) Reinstall bolt recoil springas

shown in figure 38.

Note: Make sure spiraledor coi led

part of spring assembly goes into bolt

carrier first, leaving straight part of

spring exposed as shown in f igure

38.

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39)Reinstall bolt rear slide coveras

shown in figure 39.

40)Lock bolt slide cover latchin

place.

41) You have completed a

disassembly and reassembly of a

SKS Rifle!

Copyright 2002

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