Need help with marlin 336 bolt reassembly please!!!!

Win94 · Post by **Win94** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 10:04 am

Hey there fellas, i put a new firing pin in the bolt of a fixer upper marlin 336 i just bought. The rifle was super smooth before but now something is binding. I am wondering if i may have bent that peice that goes around the bolt when i disassembled it??? The ejector looks fine but that springy peice that wraps around the bolt may be bent from disassembly binding inside the wall of the reciever?? I changed a firing pin out on a 336RC in .35 rem without a hitch a couple years ago and now i am stumped.

Post by **Chuck 100 yd** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:47 pm

Take the bolt back out and remove the extractor ( springy thing) and put it back togeather without it .does it work freely now? new extractors dont cost much,call Marlin or Brownells.

Win94 · Post by **Win94** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 7:55 am

It wasn't the extractor. I didn't have a roll pin pounded in far enough.

Leverdude · Post by **Leverdude** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 8:12 am

Always the simple things eh?

I was hesitant to make any sugestions because I couldn't think of anything not obvious. Glad you got it up & running!

Win94 · Post by **Win94** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 10:33 am

Amen brother!!!