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How do remove the wing safety on my Win. 52 made in 1930? I want to check the extent of the fine crack (aka Crack of Doom) in the notch for the bolt lug. Thanks.
March 12, 2008
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These are always a pain to remove. To do this, you drive out the .07″ dia pin that passes through the safety wing and pivot stem. You will need to rotate the wing to where the pin is accessible on both sides. At that point you should be able to push the stem forward enough to clear the wing and then it is just a case of removing the wing & stem. Keep in mind there is a pointed detent below the stem and spring. This needs to clear the rabbit cut out in the stem when removing the stem. Due to the age of these rifles and the fact that they are never removed, everything is always very tight.
Steve
Thanks! I had removed the pin, but was stymied trying to move the stem. I’ll use some Kroil.
March 12, 2008
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They are usually very tight and a pain……..
Steve
It was a pain! How do I add photos? I’m puzzled by the area at the base of the crack where the stem enters the receiver. The crack intersects, but does not appear to continue, into that area. I wonder if it could possibly be a weld or is it just machining marks?
March 31, 2009
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March 12, 2008
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gimpyinlincoln said
It was a pain! How do I add photos? I’m puzzled by the area at the base of the crack where the stem enters the receiver. The crack intersects, but does not appear to continue, into that area. I wonder if it could possibly be a weld or is it just machining marks?
I doubt it’s a weld. The machining marks on the top area of the receiver where the crack is first observed run side to side, and can be very noticeable. That said, the crack always starts at the inside corner where the locking lug recess is machined. It was a poor design from the start with the machining operation leaving a sharp inside corner, and was a crack waiting to happen. It progresses to the rear and in worst case scenarios, travels to the safety stem hole. I have seen them with the entire portion of the receiver lug missing on the RH side of the stem hole.
Steve
You can access photos here: https://herman-karl.imgbb.com
I doubt that any weld would be applied in this area instead of welding the cracks.
Thanks of the replies.
