Help! I've fallen and I can't get up.

azgunnut01 · 01-27-2008, 08:12 PM

Well not exactly. I am trying to replace the trigger group on a MAK-90. I have the double hook group from Tapco. The first thing the instructions say to do it rotate the selector switch to the 12:00 position and remove it. I can't rotate mine that far. It is hitting the disconnector. How do I get it out?

I just saw AK-47.net that you have to grab the sheperds crook and pull it with a pair of needle nose. Does this mean I will have to replace the spring? It seems to bend it a lot.

I also read on this site that I could get some c-clamps from an auto store and use them to hold the pins in place. Is this a good practice?

billy · 01-27-2008, 08:28 PM

i bent the bejeezus out of that spring and it sprung right back so dont worry about it.

Mooseman684 · 01-27-2008, 08:33 PM

Go to this Link !
How to Build an AK-47
Oh, and you need a slave pin !!!
Rich

azgunnut01 · 01-27-2008, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Mooseman684

Go to this Link !
How to Build an AK-47
Oh, and you need a slave pin !!!
Rich

I guess I should add that this is the first work on any type of AK. I'm basically a beginner. I could not load the video. What is a slave pin?

Mooseman684 · 01-27-2008, 09:07 PM

A slave pin is a short pin that is almost the same diameter as the Trigger pin. The slave is inserted to hold the trigger/sear/spring/assembly together, so that when you drop the trigger assy. in place as you insert the normal pin , it pushes the slave pin out! Viola..
I dont Think you need to remove the selector lever, as I recall, it has to be installed BEFORE you install the trigger assy...Lever should be all the way down.
Oh and I use a large paper clip with a hook on it to pull the Shepherds crook spring while pushing on the large head of the pin to release pressure on the Shepherds crook...Do NOT Distort it.

Rich

Rave · 01-27-2008, 10:36 PM

Tapco now has a sleeve so you can assemble the trigger group outside the gun then slide in in over the end of the trigger pin,neat.
Check it out on Tapco on the net and you will see the pics also.

azgunnut01 · 01-28-2008, 07:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mooseman684

A slave pin is a short pin that is almost the same diameter as the Trigger pin. The slave is inserted to hold the trigger/sear/spring/assembly together, so that when you drop the trigger assy. in place as you insert the normal pin , it pushes the slave pin out! Viola..
I dont Think you need to remove the selector lever, as I recall, it has to be installed BEFORE you install the trigger assy...Lever should be all the way down.
Oh and I use a large paper clip with a hook on it to pull the Shepherds crook spring while pushing on the large head of the pin to release pressure on the Shepherds crook...Do NOT Distort it.

Rich

Thanks, my trigger group came with the slave pin. I appreciate all the advice you gave and I will attack it next weekend. I'll let you know how it goes.

Rave · 01-28-2008, 09:11 AM

According to"the book",you must first cock the gun then pull the trigger holding the hammer and let it all the way down before removing the spring.

Mooseman684 · 01-28-2008, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Rave

According to"the book",you must first cock the gun then pull the trigger holding the hammer and let it all the way down before removing the spring.

Well, after you cock the gun, you have to remove the rear cover, bolt carrier and bolt assy,then release the hammer...then lift the spring ...,I then insert a slave pin from the right as I use it to push the pin out to the left, and pull the trigger assy as 1 unit.
Rich

Rave · 01-28-2008, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Mooseman684

Well, after you cock the gun, you have to remove the rear cover, bolt carrier and bolt assy,then release the hammer...then lift the spring ...,I then insert a slave pin from the right as I use it to push the pin out to the left, and pull the trigger assy as 1 unit.
Rich

Check the Tapco add.

01-27-2008, 08:12 PM	#1
azgunnut01 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 167	Help! I've fallen and I can't get up. Well not exactly. I am trying to replace the trigger group on a MAK-90. I have the double hook group from Tapco. The first thing the instructions say to do it rotate the selector switch to the 12:00 position and remove it. I can't rotate mine that far. It is hitting the disconnector. How do I get it out? I just saw AK-47.net that you have to grab the sheperds crook and pull it with a pair of needle nose. Does this mean I will have to replace the spring? It seems to bend it a lot. I also read on this site that I could get some c-clamps from an auto store and use them to hold the pins in place. Is this a good practice? Last edited by azgunnut01; 01-27-2008 at 08:25 PM.

01-27-2008, 08:28 PM	#2
billy spiritual counselor Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 14,261 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 154	i bent the bejeezus out of that spring and it sprung right back so dont worry about it. __________________ "I would never die for my beliefs because what if I'm wrong?"- Bertrand Russell

01-27-2008, 08:33 PM	#3
Mooseman684 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alaska Wilderness Posts: 10,532 Images: 2	Go to this Link ! How to Build an AK-47 Oh, and you need a slave pin !!! Rich __________________ You know you might be facing your doom,when all you get is a click when you're expecting a BOOM!

01-27-2008, 09:07 PM	#5
Mooseman684 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alaska Wilderness Posts: 10,532 Images: 2	A slave pin is a short pin that is almost the same diameter as the Trigger pin. The slave is inserted to hold the trigger/sear/spring/assembly together, so that when you drop the trigger assy. in place as you insert the normal pin , it pushes the slave pin out! Viola.. I dont Think you need to remove the selector lever, as I recall, it has to be installed BEFORE you install the trigger assy...Lever should be all the way down. Oh and I use a large paper clip with a hook on it to pull the Shepherds crook spring while pushing on the large head of the pin to release pressure on the Shepherds crook...Do NOT Distort it. Rich __________________ You know you might be facing your doom,when all you get is a click when you're expecting a BOOM!

01-27-2008, 10:36 PM	#6
Rave Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tampa Posts: 7,053	Tapco now has a sleeve so you can assemble the trigger group outside the gun then slide in in over the end of the trigger pin,neat. Check it out on Tapco on the net and you will see the pics also. __________________ USAF '62-'66 .

01-28-2008, 09:11 AM	#8
Rave Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tampa Posts: 7,053	According to"the book",you must first cock the gun then pull the trigger holding the hammer and let it all the way down before removing the spring. __________________ USAF '62-'66 .