1) Make sure the SKS carbine is pointed in a safe direction and then set the safety to the safe position (as shown in figure 1).

2) Depress the  magazine latch shown in figure 2 and open the magazine. Make sure the magazine is empty of cartridges. Leave the magazine open.

3) Pull bolt handle to the rear, cocking the trigger. Examine the bore and receiver and make sure that the carbine is unloaded. Once you are certain the carbine is safe, close the bolt and continue.

4) Rotate the take-down lever on the receiver cover counter-clockwise and then pull it out (as shown in figure 4).

5)  Remove the receiver cover and set it aside.

6) Remove the recoil spring assembly by pulling it out from the rear of the bolt carrier.

11) Using a punch or other semi pointed object (cartridge or screwdriver will also work), depress the trigger release button behind trigger assembly (as shown in figure 11).

Note:  Leave the trigger assembly cocked and the safety lever turned to safe position.

13) Remove the magazine assembly and set it aside.

14) Pivot the barrel/receiver apart from the stock and set the stock aside.

15) Rotate the gas cylinder tube latch clock-wise until it points to the 10 o'clock position if looking at the right side of carbine (as shown in figure 17).

16) Figure 16 shows the gas cylinder tube latch in the closed and locked position.

17) Figure 16 shows the gas cylinder tube latch in the 10 o'clock position that is required to remove the gas cylinder tube.

18) Pivot the gas cylinder tube at the front and lift the rear upwards.

19) Pull the gas cylinder tube off of the gas cylinder. Take care not to allow the gas piston to fly out.

20) Remove the gas piston from the gas cylinder tube.

21) Make sure you hold your hand to prevent the gas piston extension from flying out of the carbine as it is spring loaded. Rotate the gas cylinder latch (as shown figure 22) to remove the gas piston extension.

22) Figure 16 shows the gas cylinder tube latch in the required position to remove the gas piston extension and spring.

23) Remove the gas piston extension and spring.

24) Separate the gas piston extension and spring and then set aside.

25) Figure 25 shows the disassembled SKS carbine.

Reassembly Instructions

26) Slide the gas piston extension spring over the gas piston extension.

27) Insert the gas extension rod and spring back into the carbine. 

28) Rotate the gas cylinder latch to 10 o'clock position to keep the gas extension rod inside while you complete the next steps.

29) Place the gas piston into gas cylinder tube.

30) Attach the gas cylinder tube to gas cylinder (as shown in figure 30).

31) Make sure the end of the piston rod is flush with the end of the gas cylinder tube and then snap in down and into place (as shown in figure 31).

32) Rotate the gas cylinder tube latch counter clock-wise.

33) Lock the gas cylinder tube latch in place (as shown in figure 33).

34) Place the receiver and barrel assembly back into stock (as shown in figures 21).

35) Turn the carbine over and insert the magazine into the  carbine. 

36) Figure 36 shows the correctly installed magazine.

37) Take trigger assembly and line it up with slotted the guides inside of the receiver. See figure 38 below for help.

38) Figure 38 shows how the trigger assembly attaches to the receiver at below and at the rear of magazine.

39) Pivot the trigger assembly back once engaged in guides inside receiver and then lock down the trigger assembly firmly with hand.

40) Figure 40 shows how the bolt carrier mates with the bolt.

41) Install the bolt and bolt carrier into rear of receiver.

42) Slide the bolt and bolt carrier towards the front of receiver.

43) Place the small recoil spring guide into the large recoil spring guide (flared end of the tube).

44) Use the bottom of the gas piston, a cleaning rod, or a slender slotted screwdriver to push the small recoil spring guide as far as it will go in the large recoil guide tube.

45) Slide the recoil spring over small recoil spring guide and large recoil spring guide.

46) While placing the supported (by what you inserted) bottom of the large recoil spring guide, compress the recoil spring and place the recoil spring retainer into place (as shown in figure 46). Then allow the recoil spring to slowly expand and apply pressure against the recoil spring retainer.

47) Make sure the coiled end of the recoil spring assembly is installed into the rear of the bolt carrier first, leaving the straight end of the spring exposed (as shown in figure 47).

48) Slide the recoil spring assembly all the way forward into rear of the bolt carrier.

49) Reinstall the receiver cover (as shown in figure 49).

50) Compress the recoil spring forward using the receiver cover. Hold the receiver cover in place with your hand.

51) Push the receiver cover retaining pin in until the take-down lever is flush with the receiver cover. Turn the take-down lever on the receiver cover clock-wise and lock in place.

You have successfully completed a disassembly and reassembly of an SKS Carbine!

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