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Billyz · 09-17-2009, 01:41 AM

How the heck do I get the wood off the piston part. Dont know what else to call it.

Billyz · 09-17-2009, 02:44 AM

Sorry for all the technical terms .

pico · 09-17-2009, 10:06 AM

There is usually a pin that looks like a rivet. You need to probably soak this in oil and then beat the crap out of the pin with a punch. On my SKS, I upgraded to the TAPCO stock, and simply changed the gas tube and piston and springs, along with the stock, to make it compliant. The new gas tubes need to be filed down a bit to fit snugly, but other than that they work great.

BTW, AKs are much easier to remove because they simply rotate off. The SKS looks similar, but does not function the same way.

Billyz · 09-17-2009, 06:57 PM

Thanks for the advice Pico.

azgunnut01 · 09-17-2009, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pico

There is usually a pin that looks like a rivet. You need to probably soak this in oil and then beat the crap out of the pin with a punch. On my SKS, I upgraded to the TAPCO stock, and simply changed the gas tube and piston and springs, along with the stock, to make it compliant. The new gas tubes need to be filed down a bit to fit snugly, but other than that they work great.

BTW, AKs are much easier to remove because they simply rotate off. The SKS looks similar, but does not function the same way.

If that doesn't work, get a bigger hammer.

Lobo0311 · 09-18-2009, 04:21 PM

I could'nt seperate the piston either, so when i switched stocks I just sanded it down and spray painted the dang thing.

Billyz · 09-19-2009, 07:02 PM

I ended up just tapeing it off,sanding and staining around the metal.

SwedeSteve · 09-25-2009, 03:07 PM

^ Seems like a lot of people just go that route.

roggom · 10-07-2009, 10:46 PM

How did you SKS come out, what finish did you use? Pix?

Cross Hair · 10-08-2009, 03:58 PM

I have had trouble with that rascally pin before too. Had to drill one out, but most come out with the proper size punch and a little hammer love.

Billyz · 10-08-2009, 11:33 PM

It turned out pretty decent. Except for the gouges I made trying to get the crossbolt out. Wont make that mistake again. lol

09-17-2009, 01:41 AM	#1
Billyz Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 241	refinish How the heck do I get the wood off the piston part. Dont know what else to call it. __________________ COG #47

09-17-2009, 02:44 AM	#2
Billyz Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 241	Sorry for all the technical terms . __________________ COG #47

09-17-2009, 06:57 PM	#4
Billyz Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 241	Thanks for the advice Pico. __________________ COG #47

09-18-2009, 04:21 PM	#6
Lobo0311 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northeast Kansas Posts: 633	I could'nt seperate the piston either, so when i switched stocks I just sanded it down and spray painted the dang thing. __________________ If ignorance is bliss, why aren't more people happy?

09-19-2009, 07:02 PM	#7
Billyz Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 241	I ended up just tapeing it off,sanding and staining around the metal. __________________ COG #47

09-17-2009, 10:06 AM	#3
pico Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 205	There is usually a pin that looks like a rivet. You need to probably soak this in oil and then beat the crap out of the pin with a punch. On my SKS, I upgraded to the TAPCO stock, and simply changed the gas tube and piston and springs, along with the stock, to make it compliant. The new gas tubes need to be filed down a bit to fit snugly, but other than that they work great. BTW, AKs are much easier to remove because they simply rotate off. The SKS looks similar, but does not function the same way.

09-25-2009, 03:07 PM	#8
SwedeSteve Suspected Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Anchortown, Alaska Posts: 23,576 Images: 1	^ Seems like a lot of people just go that route. __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

10-07-2009, 10:46 PM	#9
roggom Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Firestone, CO Posts: 82	How did you SKS come out, what finish did you use? Pix?

10-08-2009, 03:58 PM	#10
Cross Hair Long Tail Squirrel Hunter Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Central Illinois... Middle of Nowhere Posts: 1,305	I have had trouble with that rascally pin before too. Had to drill one out, but most come out with the proper size punch and a little hammer love. __________________ *Most of my life I've spent hunting,... the rest of it I've just wasted*

10-08-2009, 11:33 PM	#11
Billyz Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 241	It turned out pretty decent. Except for the gouges I made trying to get the crossbolt out. Wont make that mistake again. lol __________________ COG #47