Mini 14 slide binds up

[Pawpawc]

It is a wierd deal. As soon as I removed the trigger mechanism the bolt will function properly. I stripped gun down and checked everything to make sure. As I reassembled the gun the slide would function, as soon as I reinstalled the trigger assembly the bolt would not function. After researching you can see where the bolt is rubbing on the top of the trigger assembly.

I am going to polish both pieces and see what happens..

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[Pawpawc]

Well I want to thank everyone for their input and suggestions. Texan in Training, I especially want to send a big thanks for the video. That made life easy.

I ended up having to do some filing on the bottom of the bolt, the top of trigger assembly and a spot in the middle of the bolt.

Disassembled, cleaned, reassembled and lubed up ready to run some ammo through it tomorrow afternoon.

Once again, THANKS for the help!!!

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[RobertusMaximus]

Maybe you've seen these from Ruger...
Ruger Mini-14 Disassembly - YouTube
Ruger Mini-14 Cleaning - YouTube
Ruger Mini-14 Reassembly - YouTube

Great Videos! Thanks for sharing this!
The videos really help me learn how to disassemble, clean and reassemble. They also make me appreciate the excellent engineering of the Mini14!

 

[LOCKHART]

I dont know what Ruger calls that operating rod assembly, but the part is
almost exactly like the m-1 carbine, same short stroke operation, and that
part in an m-1 carbine IS called the slide.