Arisaka Type 38 Bolt Disassembly and Reassembly

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Disassembly Instructions
Note that the bolt pictured is a Type 99 bolt, but the instructions are identical.
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1) Figure 1 shows a typical Type 99 bolt.
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2) Push in on the bolt end piece and turn it clockwise until it stops.
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3) Pull the bolt end piece off of the bolt.
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4) Pull pull the striker and spring out of the bolt.
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5) Set the striker and spring a side.
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6) Rotate the the extractor on the bolt until it is out of the groove.
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7) Slide the extractor forward on the bolt until it is separate.
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8) Remove the spring from the striker.
Reassembly Instructions
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9)  Slide the extractor back onto the mounting ring.
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10) Rotate the extractor until it rest in the groove on the front of the bolt body.
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11) Place the spring into the striker.
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12) Place the striker and spring in the bolt.
13) The striker needs to be aligned as shown in figure 13 for the bolt end piece to be reattached.
14) Align the lug on the bolt end piece and slide it into the striker.
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15) Push down on the bolt end piece and turn it counter-clockwise until it stops.
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16) Figure 16 shows the reassembled bolt.

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