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Disassembly
Instructions |
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| 1)
Figure 1
shows the FAL's safety. The lower "E" position is
"Fire" while the position the safety pictured
above is set to "S" or
"Safe". |
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| 2)
Set the safety to the "Safe" position. |
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| 3)
With the FAL rifle pointed in a safe direction, pull the
bolt handle to the rear and
examine to make sure the chamber and magazine are empty.
Let the bolt lock open. |
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| 4)
Figure 4 shows both the bolt hold open and the magazine
release on the FAL rifle.
Bolt Hold Open: With an empty magazine
installed, when you pull
back on the bolt handle the bolt hold open should move upwards
and lock the bolt open. This can be manually accomplished by
holding the bolt open and pushing the bolt hold open upwards
until the bolt catches and is locked in place. When the
bolt is
open and the bolt hold open is pulled down the bolt will slam
forward with great force.
Magazine Release: If you push the magazine
release forward the magazine will be able to be removed. |
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| 5)
Press the magazine release forward and remove the magazine. |
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Pull down on the bolt hold open and allow the bolt to slide
forward. |
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Figure 7 shows the frame locking lever on the left-rear side of
the receiver. By sliding the frame locking lever to the rear the
upper
receiver will pivot open and allow for disassembly and
maintenance. |
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| 8) Depress the
frame locking lever and allow the upper and lower receivers to
pivot open as shown in figure 8. |
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| 9)
Pull on the rat tail/bolt carrier slide rod to the rear. |
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| 10) Remove the
bolt carrier and bolt and set aside. |
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Slide off the receiver cover. |
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| 12)
Figure 12 shows the firing pin retaining pin and the rear of the
firing pin. |
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| 13)
Pivot the bolt out of the bolt carrier while depressing the rear
of the firing pin. |
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| 14) Remove
the bolt. |
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While keeping pressure applied to the rear of the firing pin
and
while using a punch or other narrow pointed object, push the
non-flared side of the firing pin retaining pin through the
bolt. |
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While continuing to hold the firing pin in place remove the
firing pin retaining pin and set aside. |
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| 17)
Remove the firing pin and set aside. |
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| 18)
Allow the firing pin spring to fall out of the bolt body. |
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| 19)
Figure 19 shows the gas plug located at the front of the
FAL rifle's front sights. |
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| 20)
Press in the plunger and rotate the gas plug
clockwise. |
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| 21)
Remove gas plug and make sure to catch the gas piston
as it is spring loaded and can fly out. |
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| 22)
Pull the gas piston out of the gas cylinder. |
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Figure 23 shows gas piston with the gas piston
spring attached. |
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| 24)
Remove the gas piston spring from the gas piston. |
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| 25)
Figure 25 shows the field stripped FAL rifle. |
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Reassembly Instructions |
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| 26)
Replace the gas piston spring on the gas piston. |
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Reinsert the gas spring and gas piston into the
gas cylinder. |
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Make sure the large side of the gas plug's plunger is
facing down towards the barrel. Replace the gas
cylinder plug and press the gas piston into the
gas cylinder. Turn the gas plug counter clockwise. |
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| 29)
Figure 29 shows the final position of the gas plug
so that the letter "A" is shown facing up. |
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| 30)
Replace the firing pin spring on the firing pin. |
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| 31)
Figure 31 shows how the firing pin should be
inserted into the bolt so the firing pin retaining pin
can be inserted and retain the firing pin in place |
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Compress the firing pin into the bolt and hold. |
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Insert the firing pin retaining pin back into the bolt
then release the firing pin and it should stay in bolt. |
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Slide the bolt assembly into bolt carrier as shown
in figure 34. |
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| 35)
Slide the bolt forward into the bolt carrier and
set aside. |
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| 36)
Insert the ribs of the receiver cover into the slots in
the receiver and slide into place. |
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| 37)
Insert the bolt carrier/bolt assembly into rear of the
upper receiver. |
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| 38)
Using rat tail, push the bolt carrier/bolt assembly
all the way forward into the upper receiver. |
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| 39)
Make sure the rat tail does not extend more than about a
quarter inch and is centered and touching the bottom of the rear
upper receiver before closing. Pivot the upper
receiver down towards the lower receiver. |
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| 40)
Close the upper and lower receivers and allow the
frame locking lever to lock into place. |
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| 41)
Pivot the magazine into the magazine well as shown
in figure 41. |
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| 42)
Snap magazine back till it locks into position. |
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| 43) Figure 43
shows the reassembled FAL rifle. |
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