Pin falling out..info/help please

[freedom 475]

I just got a new 29-10 and the little pin that is in the front of the ejector-rod housing walks out when firing and can easily be pushed out with a small tack ect.

What is suppose to hold this pin in?? Spring tension from the front latch??

Any advise would sure be appreciated

 

[john traveler]

The cross pin that retains the front locking bolt and spring is a friction press-fit. Or rather, it is SUPPOSED to be. Once in a long while, the pin used is undersized or the hole is drilled oversize, and it is not quite a press fit.

The fix is to use a punch or chisel to impact the center of the pin enough to slightly deform it. It can then be driven into place and stay.

 

[Big Cholla]

freedom 475: The drilled hole is slightly too large for that pin or the pin is slightly too small. Pull the pin out. Put it on a flat steel surface with a piece of brass shim under one edge. Use a very small hammer to put a slight bend in the middle of the pin. Re-insert; should hold now. ... Big Cholla

 

[freedom 475]

Thank you guys.. those were the two ideas that I had come up with. I thought there might be something more technical that I should do... When all else fails ...get a hammer

 

[lebomm]

BFH - Best For Helping

 

[HEADKNOCKER]

You might also try a bit of locktite on the pin & clean the hole with a pipe cleaner soaked in alcohol plus clean the pin..
I also think that bending it slightly or burring it up will solve the problem..
GOOD LUCK!!
Gary/Hk