1)
Make sure rifle is unloaded. Lift the rear
sight leaf if your rifle has one. Make
certain the safety is in the forward
position.
2)
Depress the bolt head catch.
3)
Pull the bolt to the rear. When the bolt
head is over the bolt head catch allow the
bolt head catch to push the bolt head
upwards. Rotate the bolt head counter
clockwise until its flat side points to
twelve o'clock as shown in figure 3.
4)
Remove the bolt.
5)
Unscrew the foresight (front sight)
protector screw.
6)
Remove the foresight (front sight) protector
screw.
7)
Remove the foresight (front sight)
protector.
8)
Unscrew the forward swivel screw.
9)
Remove the forward swivel screw.
10)
Unscrew the rear swivel screw.
11) Remove the rear
swivel screw and the sling swivel.
12) Spread slightly the lower band and
remove from the stock.
13) Remove the front hand guard.
14) Remove the rear hand guard.
15) Remove the forward band.
16) Unscrew the rear trigger guard screw.
17) Remove the rear trigger guard screw.
18) Unscrew the front trigger guard screw.
19) Remove the front trigger guard screw.
20) Do not force the trigger guard out. If
the trigger guard is stick in place lightly
tap on the sides of the arch until it can be
easily removed.
21) Figure 21 shows the the fore-end
reinforcing screw on a No. 4 Mk 2 rifle. The
No. 4 Mk 1 does not have this so if you have
a No. 4 Mk 1 proceed to steps 23a and 24a.
Unscrew the fore-end reinforcing screw.
22) Remove the fore-end reinforcing screw.
23) Lift the fore-end off of the receiver.
If the fore-end is tight or stuck you can
use a piece of wood and tap lightly at the
top rear of the fore-end on both sides until
the fore-end can be removed easily.
23a) Figure 23a shows the fore-end of a No.4
Mk 1 being removed.
24) Lift the fore-end off and set aside.
23a) Figure 24a shows the fore-end of a No.4
Mk 1 being removed.
25) Loosen and remove the butt plate screws.
26) Remove the butt plate.
27) Remove felt wad with a cut-off clothes
hanger (as shown in figure 27).
28) The hanger easily hooks felt wad
(as shown in figure 28).
29) Insert large flat blade screwdriver into
butt stock and place in groove of stock
bolt.
30) Using large pliers, unscrew stock bolt
counter-clockwise.
31) Remove butt stock.
32) Figure 32 shows the stock bolt.
33) Unscrew the locking bolt screw.
34) Remove the locking bolt screw.
35) Remove the locking bolt spring.
36) Remove the locking bolt and safety
catch.
37) You do not have to separate the locking
bolt and safety catch I usually leave
assembled and just set aside.
Reassembly
Instructions
38) Figure 38 shows the locking bolt and
safety catch correctly assembled prior to
installation.
39) Install the locking bolt and safety
catch.
40) Figure 40 shows the safety spring. Note at the top of each part;
the safety catch has a channel that the corresponding guide
on the safety spring fits into. Reinstall the locking bolt
screw.
41) Hand tighten so the locking bolt screw
is snug, but the safety still functions
easily.
42) If removed insert the stock bolt into
the rear of the butt stock.
43) Figure 43 shows the front of the butt
stock with the stock bolt protruding.
44) Reinsert butt stock into butt socket..
45) Insert a large flat blade screw driver
into the butt stock trap.
46) Using a pair of pliers, turn large flat
blade screw driver clockwise until stock bolt is tight.
47) Reinsert the stock bolt wad into the
butt stock trap of the butt stock. Using
clothes hanger, push the stock bolt wad all
of the way down until it rest flat on the
stock bolt.
48) Install the butt plate.
49) Tighten both butt plate screws.
50) Figure 50 shows the correctly installed
butt plate.
51) Slide the fore-end stock till it snuggly
rests up against the butt socket (as shown
in figure 51).
52) If you have an Enfield No. 4 Mk 2,
replace fore-end screw.
53) Tighten fore-end screw.
54) Replace trigger guard.
54a) Figure 54a shows the No.4 Mk 1 trigger
and trigger guard. To properly install
the trigger and trigger guard the top of the
trigger should be inserted just forward of
the butt stock socket.
55) Reinstall the front trigger guard screw.
56) Replace rear guard screw.
57) Tighten the rear guard screw.
58) Tighten the fornt guard screw.
59) Reinstall rear hand guard.
60) Replace the forward band.
61) Replace the front hand guard.
62) Spread slightly the lower band and
replace on the stock.
63) Replace the rear swivel screw and the
sling swivel.
64) Tighten the rear swivel screw.
65) Replace the forward swivel screw.
66) Tighten the forward swivel screw.
67) Replace the foresight (front sight)
protector.
68) Replace the foresight (front sight)
protector screw.
69) Tighten the foresight (front sight)
protector screw.
70) Lift the rear sight leaf if your rifle
has one. Make certain the safety is in the
forward position.
71) Insert the bolt with the flat side of
the bolt head pointing to twelve o'clock.
Depress the bolt head catch and then push
the bolt forward.
