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RangersMustache

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Super dirty, now gritty, even after cleaning
« on: April 06, 2023, 03:44:42 PM »
Hello,

Albanian /26\ (14 serial) -- last year I spent a few hours learning how to clean the cosmoline off of it, having a blast, learning about my new rifle.

It went great, and the trigger pull, while quite long, was smooth and consistent. 

Anywho...   I noticed the last time I had the rifle out, about 100 rounds in...  the trigger seemed (suddenly) really gritty right from the start of pull, and even almost had a delay between when completing the trigger pull, and before firing.  Totally weird. 

Okay...  I guess it is time to clean.

So today I broke it down into major assemblies and cleaned it up.  Put it back together...  but it still has that weird gritty feel in the very beginning of the trigger pull.  I pulled it apart again and cleaned with the same solvent I used to clean the cosmoline off, blew it out, and tried again.  Gritty.  So I disassembled/re-cleaned, and tried again. And again.  And again.  Ugh.

It's still there.  When I have the trigger assembly out, there doesn't seem to be any grit at all.  But I'll admit I don't know how to make the hammer release when the TA is out of the stock.  So maybe it is "in" the TA and I'm too lacking knowledge to understand what to better clean.

More weird, when reassembled, if I pull the trigger a little bit through some of the initial "grit", and then release the trigger, and then slowly pull again, the trigger  *doesn't* have the "grit" through the length of travel I already "pre-pulled" through. 

It's Almost like the trigger action is pushing something out of the way - and now that I partially moved/pulled it through some of the initial resistance, if I continue to pull, there is a little more grit and then it fires.

Any thoughts on what area is likely dirty that I am not cleaning properly?

I'm sorry if this sounds totally dumb.  It's just so weird that it started "all of a sudden" -- like something reached some threshold for dirt, or some bit of crap got in a bit of the TA's action, and I don't know how/where to clean it out.

Thanks for any advice - I appreciate it!


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Re: Super dirty, now gritty, even after cleaning
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2023, 04:01:24 PM »
The Trigger Bar pushes the sear forward.
But, ONLY when the Disconnector is pushed down to line up with the sear.
The Sear rides on rails in the Trigger Group Frame.
Cleaning and polishing the Rails may help.



Disconnector pushes down Trigger Bar to clear rail stop and trigger pull pushes on the bottom of the Sear. 
When you pull the Trigger, pushing the Sear forward a little at a time then let up, the Sear does not return when you let up.
Pulling more on the Trigger will push the Sear forward a little more. 
This leaves the SKS in an "Almost Ready To Fire" condition.  Not a real good condition. 

Take the TG out and while holding the Disconnector down to align the Trigger Bar with the Sear (viewing through the inspection hole)  slowly pull the Trigger.
In this pic the Sear is on the left, Trigger Bar on the right.

Keep fingers clear of Hammer travel path.

You can access the rails by tapping out the front pin in the frame, and removing the sear.  If tight you might need to support the forward ears of the Frame to keep them from bending.  Just lightly polish the rails.  Removing metal will change Sear/Hammer geometry. 
« Last Edit: April 06, 2023, 04:49:52 PM by Rocketvapor »
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Re: Super dirty, now gritty, even after cleaning
« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2023, 04:13:26 PM »
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Re: Super dirty, now gritty, even after cleaning
« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2023, 10:41:06 AM »
Super dirty, now gritty, even after cleaning

Sorry but did anyone else read the title and think this post was going to be a lot more "interesting" than it turned out to be?
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Re: Super dirty, now gritty, even after cleaning
« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2023, 10:18:20 PM »
AWESOME INFO!   

I'll try and get after this again tomorrow, and again clean with this info in mind...  and further break down and polish as needed.

Thanks team!

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