marlin model 60 broken recoil buffer?

[steveo77]

chunks of broken plastic/cuttng board type material keeping the bolt from moving to full rearward position. can i replace this part by removing the back two screws in lower reciver assembly and lifting it up ? I have no exp with these actions,looks like lots of lil springs everywhere. any input would be appreciated.

 

[shiftyer1]

There are some great videos on you tube. This is a common problem and fairly easy to fix. I think I ordered mine from brownells and it arrived really fast. I belive some are screwed....mine I had to drive out a pin. It's simple......I think they dry out over time? Or breakdown from oil or cleaning products?

 

[RaceM]

Recoil buffers in the model 60 are made of nylon, they just get fragile over time/use. If you have to take the action apart to replace yours, do so on a flat, clean surface. It's way easy to lose the tiny circlips holding the side plate on. It's also advisable to stick a pin through the hole in the hammer strut (with the hammer cocked) to avoid having the hammer strut spring come flying out, and they can be a real pig to get back on.

 

[moewadle]

You should not have

to take any of the action assembly apart to get at the buffer. If you remove the assembly by taking out the pin/screws at each end of the assembly you should be able to remove the buffer itself without having to bother the other parts of the action.

 

[popper]

moewadle - nope, you do have to take the side plate off. Look at the Utube video.

 

[moewadle]

Okay, I must

be wrong. My apologies.