Just W. Posted August 28, 2004 Share Posted August 28, 2004 I have had my SBE for about 4 years now & it has performed great...until lately (excluding light loads - that we all now). It has started to dry fire - the bolt is not closing fully ~ 2 or 3 out of 25 rounds, when I push the button to close the action (will at the singe shot trap shooting rang). And it has even failed to fully cycle the bolt a couple of times per 100 rounds; it makes a distinctive noise when this happens... I have been using Winchester 2 3/4" 3dr. 1 1/8 - 8 shot lately. I have tried to take it down (further then normal) to clean but I can't get the 17mm bolt off of the recoil tube, is it a normal thread or a reverse thread? Any help would be greatly appreciated...goose season is just around the corner... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Posted August 28, 2004 Share Posted August 28, 2004 It's a normal right hand thread but it has loc-tite on it so you may have to heat it a little to get it off. I remember the first time I took mine apart, it wasn't all that easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drundel Posted August 29, 2004 Share Posted August 29, 2004 I had to buy a deep socket to take the nut off. Check where the bolt closes, the extractor must go all the way down. Check for dirt in the barrel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudhen Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 17 mm deep socket I think? I started taking the nut off and cleaning the spring area 12 years ago. I also made a cleaning device by wrapping steel wool in a 20 ga brush. I sometimes hook it up to the drill. The first nut was not a hex head - had to destroy it to get it out. The new nuts should all be hex head. mudhen - CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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