Author Topic: How do I field strip a Remington Nylon 66?? (Read 5081 times)

geronimo.tn · « **on:** October 02, 2003, 03:04:58 PM »

Have a 30 year old Nylon 66 that needs cleaning. The bolt does not always come back far enough to recock the firing pin although the empty case is ejected.
Can't figure out how to disassemble enough to clean the action with 'Gun Scrub'.
Any suggestions.
thanks

KN · « **Reply #1 on:** October 02, 2003, 03:45:42 PM »

www.e-gunparts.com/ Has an exploded drawing of the "66" if that will help. KN

J.W.Neely · « **Reply #2 on:** October 02, 2003, 04:28:12 PM »

I have my grandpas nylon 66, he bought it the year they came out,1959, , the dang thing has had a jillion rounds put through it and it still shoots fine, I never remember a jam or misfire,it is now my offical back door racoon gun ( shoot em off the deck). I can not even guess how many rabbits and other cridders the old remington has taken , it was the ranch pickup gun, always covered with dust and whatever else was behind the bench seat.
But to answer your question, I don't have a clue , the thing has never been cleaned. I remember the Western Auto where he bought it ,the man said to never oil the action as it would mess the thing up, he was right.

gunnut69 · « **Reply #3 on:** October 02, 2003, 08:52:16 PM »

I have a book with tear down instructions for a nylon 66 but am not heading for the shop at 1:45AM.. If all you're gonna do is squirt it out the 2 screws that go thru the action cover are simply unscrewed and the bolt handle is simply pulled straight out from the bolt. It will come out and after the cover screws are removed the sheet metal cover over the receiver can be removed. Be careful as the ejector, I believe, is held to the action by the receiver cover and will fall away when the cover is removed. Note how it's positioned although it's fairly obvious how it needs to be put back at assembly time. I am a bit hesitant about cleaning these little rifles with a really agressive solvent. I'll load further instructions tomorrow..if I can find the dang book...

savageT · « **Reply #4 on:** October 03, 2003, 01:55:05 AM »

geronimo,
****gunnut 69 is right on-the-money about fears of using an aggressive cleaner/solvent around that nylon stock! If you ever use anything stronger than alcohol on that stock you will destroy it (even alcohol will cause crazing and cracking of the stock). You want to remove all plastic parts before using "Gun Scrubber".

Jim

Double D · « **Reply #5 on:** October 03, 2003, 02:32:11 AM »

Don't take that thing apart if you don't have to!

It is tricky to reassemble. My Assembly/disassembly manual is dog eared around the pages on the Nylon 66. There are some real tricks involved.

If you really feel the need to take it apart get the Gun Digest Book of Firearms assembleyand disassembly part III Rimfire rifles first.

I use to cringe when ever I saw one come through the door of my shop.

Get yourself some spray cans of WD-40 and spray into the open action and let it run out of the action. Cycle the action to make sure everything get loosened up and the spray some more WD 40 in the action to flush it out. The get the Air hose or a some cans of air used to clean computers and blow as much of the remaining WD-40 out as you can get. Use Q-tips and rags to sop up any that you can't blow out.

Rogue Ram · « **Reply #6 on:** October 04, 2003, 06:26:19 AM »

..........while you are in there, if you do take it apart, pay close attention to the cheesy bolt guide. As memory serves me (going back 25 years) the bolt has a hole through it, and rides on a piece of cheesy pot metal as a guide. The pot metal is rolled up, as opposed to a machined piece of steel, and is just pinched together to make a round piece of hollow metal. Over time, this guide (no parts book in front of me, but you'll figure out what it is when you see it) can start to come apart, and separate. Jam City. That's why I dumped mine years ago. Knowing what I know now, I may have tried to find a suitable replacement, maybe solder the thing together or something?

Anyway, this is a likely source of any jamming issues where the bolt doesn't close all the way or sticks back, etc.

Regards,

RR

gunnut69 · « **Reply #7 on:** October 04, 2003, 08:05:49 AM »

I would caution that using WD40 as described above will cause some problems. Any WD40 left will dry to a varnish like state. If ANY is left in the action and the 66 has a multitude of places for it to hide, it will dry and leave a sticky mess rapidly hardening to a varnish like hardness, inside the action.. Don't. I would use mineral spirits. It will clean a bit but also should be removed as completely as possible.. If oil has been used on this rifle you may have a complete disassembly needed to completely remove. When tearing these down for cleaning you must have knowledge of the assembly procedure and a book is a must. Even with the book I truly dread them.. That said when the action is disassembled I clean the action/stock using plain old soapy hot water. A detergent like dawn is all the action needed. After removing the offending gunk(technical term:) plain old hot water from the tap is used to rinse the stock. I allow them to dry thoroughly before reassembly. Use No Oils!!! If you must it is ok to use liquid graphite or a bit of moly powder, not to liberally!! I found the book but this is probably not something I want to describe.. If you can't find the book I can copy the needed pages and send them to you... I'd advise a trip to the local gunsmith.. Good luck!!

geronimo.tn · « **Reply #8 on:** October 09, 2003, 03:16:43 PM »

as I traded this rifle to my father in law 25 years ago, I am not about to take it apart. Will try the hot soapy water and blow dry with a hair drier.
Then bought some 'higher' power .22's which kick the bolt back harder.
thank you for the information, you probably save me some 'grief'.
geronimo.tn

The Duke · « **Reply #9 on:** October 10, 2003, 05:05:55 PM »

Guys:
I am not a mechanical genius, but I figured out how to strip my 66 without too much trouble. The hardest part was figuring out to flip the rifle over, to allow the barrel clamp to fall free so the barrel could be removed from the action. Other than that it wasn't bad. I only take it apart once a year or so. I can't imagine putting thousands of rounds through one without detail stripping and cleaning.

Double D · « **Reply #10 on:** October 10, 2003, 09:41:35 PM »

Gunnut is giving good advice about WD 40. In a gun it is a cleaning solution, it is not a lubricant. That's what the air is for to blow the excess out. As Gunnut says if you leave it it will dry out and turn to varnish. make sure you remove as much as you can with a air, rags and Q-tips.

I can't speak to application of mineral spirits to the Nylon, but definitely do not use acetone, it will eat the plastic.

The feed throat is the one part that will give the most trouble if you take it out.

Here is what is says in the Remington Repair manual about putting it back in.

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To Reassemble- Cartridge feed insert can be assembled without the use of tools. However a certain amount of trial and dexterity are required. Eraser on pencil will help.

Slide insert into position from top of "open stock". Then continue positioning by pushing insert below insert slot in stock. Keep insert level and push rear of insert up and back into assembly location, Then push front of insert up until insert levels to proper assembly location in stock

NOTE: Additional assemblyof cartridge stop and cartridge stop spring required to hold cartridge feed insert assembled to rifle

Piece of cake!