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Late to this party, sorry!
As previously stated, the pins are reusable and the trick is to compress the parts so that the holes line up. Then the pins slide right out.
The extractor is easy, just press with your thumb. The ejector is a bit more difficult, you need to press it in with a punch. This is pretty easy actually, but there are inexpensive compression tools if you are a gadget junkie. They do make simple the task and protect from losing the spring driven ejector.
In the Corps, we pulled the extractor and ejector during an annual inspection or if diagnosing a problem, so it happens rarely. This was an armorer level task, so the grunts were never to do this. The main reason was those knuckleheads would lose parts, not that they would damage anything.
Do not oil the interior portions, they should be bone dry to reduce gunk buildup.
The rubber buffer on the spring is to stop extractor bounce that can otherwise affect function during chambering. It adds very little to no force to the equation, the spring itself does the work.
If you are worried about moisture after using a water based ultrasonic solution, just hit the part with a hair dryer until hot to the touch. That will drive out even more moisture than your air compressor (which in reality is all I ever use ... the hair dryer is always not handy).
I hope this helps, assuming anyone is still watching this thread.
As previously stated, the pins are reusable and the trick is to compress the parts so that the holes line up. Then the pins slide right out.
The extractor is easy, just press with your thumb. The ejector is a bit more difficult, you need to press it in with a punch. This is pretty easy actually, but there are inexpensive compression tools if you are a gadget junkie. They do make simple the task and protect from losing the spring driven ejector.
In the Corps, we pulled the extractor and ejector during an annual inspection or if diagnosing a problem, so it happens rarely. This was an armorer level task, so the grunts were never to do this. The main reason was those knuckleheads would lose parts, not that they would damage anything.
Do not oil the interior portions, they should be bone dry to reduce gunk buildup.
The rubber buffer on the spring is to stop extractor bounce that can otherwise affect function during chambering. It adds very little to no force to the equation, the spring itself does the work.
If you are worried about moisture after using a water based ultrasonic solution, just hit the part with a hair dryer until hot to the touch. That will drive out even more moisture than your air compressor (which in reality is all I ever use ... the hair dryer is always not handy).
I hope this helps, assuming anyone is still watching this thread.
