Installing the Tikka T3/T3x Extractor Ejector Kit
Posted in DIY, TikkaT3 on April 25th, 2024 by KrowRNWarning!
Before starting work on any firearm be sure that the firearm is clear. Do not touch the trigger until the firearm has been cleared. Inspect the chamber to ensure that it is clear of ammunition and that there is no ammunition positioned to be chambered. Do not keep live ammunition near you or your workspace. Once you have checked the firearm, check it again!
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In this Do-It-Yourself Tutorial, we will be installing the Tikka Sako Extractor Ejector Kit by Lumley.
List of tools you need to accomplish this installation successfully.
- Clean Workspace
- Small Pin Punch
- Large Diameter Pin Punch
- Small Flat Nose (or Needle Nose) Pliers
- 90 Degree Pick (optional and very helpful)
- Small Gunsmith’s Hammer
- Safety Glasses
- Magnetic Parts Dish (optional) or Large Plastic Bag to contain parts under pressure
- Three hands…well not really, but it may feel like that
There are six separate components to the Lumley kit. This kit is significantly tougher than the factory original and can be used to replace damaged components from cartridge case failures or general wear and tear.
Parts included in the kit: an Ejector Roll Pin, Ejector, Extractor Plunger, Extractor, Extractor Spring, and Ejector Spring.
Step 1: Remove the bolt from your rifle. Ensure the Firing Pin Assembly has been removed from the bolt before driving out the Ejector Roll Pin.
Step 2: Tap out the Ejector Roll Pin then remove the Ejector and Ejector Spring. Be careful as the small parts may be under pressure and shoot out. This is the time you may want to disassemble in an oversized plastic bag to contain parts.
Step 3: Install the new Ejector Spring, Ejector, and Ejector Roll Pin.
- Mount the bolt body into aluminum V-jaws in a bench vice with the bolt face facing upward
- Insert the Ejector Spring in the hole.
- Use a small pin punch and gunsmith’s hammer to tap in the Ejector Spring Pin in part of the way
- Position the Ejector and check the alignment of the cutout, looking at it from the other side, to ensure the cutout is in the right position for the Ejector Spring Pin to be installed the rest of the way.
- Before punching the Ejector Spring Pin the rest of the way, compress the Ejector using a large diameter pin punch which takes up most of the bolt face. This can also be done with an empty cartridge case which would be held down on one side by the Extractor).
- Never force the Ejector Spring Pin in. If there is any resistance, drive it back out again from the other side using a small pin punch and gunsmith’s hammer. Check the alignment of the Ejector and try again.
Step 4: Remove the Extractor. With the bolt body in the bench vice and bolt face facing upward or at a slight angle, use small pliers or a small screwdriver between the Extractor and the bolt body and another screwdriver, pin punch, or 90-degree pick (best choice) to depress the Extractor Plunger. Twist the Extractor to pop it out. It may take some force and this is another time the large plastic bag comes in handy to catch flying objects. Good time for safety glasses as well. Remove the Extractor Plunger and Extractor Spring.
Step 5: Install the new Extractor, Extractor Spring, and Extractor Plunger.
- Insert the new Extractor Spring in the hole
- Insert the Extractor Plunger in the hole after the Extractor Spring.
- Install the Extractor. Use your small pliers and grip the top of the Extractor. Push it down against the Extractor Plunger under it, depressed sufficiently for the round section to slot into the mating hole of the bolt body. It helps to use the 90-degree pick to depress the Extractor Plunger. This is the time 3 hands would be great.
Step 6: Installation Complete! Reinstall your firing pin, bolt handle, and bolt shroud. Install the bolt into your action and cycle it forward and back to ensure the bolt moves freely. Hand-feed an EMPTY case into the chamber and close the bolt. Cycle the bolt rearward and make sure that the case ejects and kicks away from the gun. If this is successful, you are finished!
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See you at the range!