Disassemble, Clean and Reassemble the M4 Carbine...
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Disassemble,CleanandReassembletheM4CarbineRifleIntroduction:TheinstructionsbelowwillteachyouhowtodisassembletheM4CarbineRifleintomultipleparts.WewillthenshowyouhowtocleantherifleandthepartsmostsusceptibletorustandreassembletheM4.Thepurposeofthisinstructionsetistokeepyourrifleinthebestpossibleconditionbyeliminatingrust.Materials:1M4Carbine(Image1a)1BottleofWD401BoreBrush1SmallTowel1PackofQ-TipSwabs1Toothbrush
Image1a
Warning:Notatoy.Adultsupervisionrequired.Misusemaycauseseriousinjuryordeath.
TableofContents:
A. CleartheweaponB. RemoveBoltCarrierAssemblyC. DisassembletheBoltCarrierAssemblyD. SeparatetheUpperandLowerReceiverE. CleanF. Reassemble
A.ClearWeapon:
1. Ensurethattheweaponisonsafety.
2. MakesuretherearenomagazinesloadedintotheMagazineFeedSystem.
3. PulltheM4StyleChargingHandleandseeifthereareanyroundsinsidethechamberbylookingthroughthesideofthegun.(Image2a)
B.RemovetheBoltCarrierAssembly:
1. PushintheTakedownPinlocatednearthetriggertocollapsethetophalfoftherifle.(Image2b)
2. RemovetheBoltCarrierAssemblybypullingouttheM4StyleChargingHandle.
C.DisassembletheBoltCarrierAssembly:
1. OnthesideoftheBoltCarrierthereissmallblackpin,pullthatpinout.(Image2c)
2. Oncethatpinispulledout,tiltthe
assemblyuntiltheFiringPinslidesoff.(Image2d)
3. PushdownontotheBoltCamPin
(Image3a)andpulloutoftheassembly.
Image2a
Image2b
Image2c
Image2d
4. OncetheBoltCamPinispulledout,theboltshouldeasilyslideoutoftheassembly.(Image3b)
D.SeparatetheUpperandLowerReceiver:
1. UnhookthelatchlocatedabovetheMagazineFedSystem,todetachtheUpperandLowerReceivers.(Image3c)
2. IntheUpperReceiverpulldownontheO-ringtotakeoutthehandleguards.(Image3d)
E.Clean:
1. OpenthepackofQ-Tipsandlaythemacrossthetable.
2. OpenthebottleofWD-40.
3. Usingthefirstswab,gentlyapplya
smallportionofWD-40ontoonetipoftheswab.
4. GrabtheBoltandapplytheswab
ontoit,usingtheendwiththeWD-40.
5. Sticktheswabontothesmallholeat
thebottomoftheBolttocleantheinside.
6. Usingtheborebrush,scrubtheBolt
hardtogetridoftherust.
7. Next,grabtheassemblyandapplyWD-40ontothewholeassembly.
8. Usingyourbrush,scrubthewhole
assemblyunit.
Image3a
Image3b
Image3c
Image3d
9. GrabtheFiringPinandusethetoweltocleantheFiringPin.
10. GrabtheBoltCamPinandusethe
brushtogettheblackpowderoff.
Warning:TheBoltCarrierAssemblyandtheBoltwillhaveblackpowderfromusingtherifle.Itisessentialtocleanthesepartswelltopreventfuturedamages.Referto(Image4a)toseeacleanassemblyversusablackpowdercoveredassembly.11. Takethetophandleguardanduse
thetoweltowipeoffthedirtandgrease.
12. Takethebottomhandleguardandusethetoweltowipeoffthedirtandgrease.
13. FindanewQ-TipandapplyWD-40
ontobothendsoftheswab.
14. GrabtheUpperReceiverandapplytheswabontothewholereceiver.YouwillneedtousebothendstocoverthewholereceiverwithWD-40.(Image4b)
15. UsethebrushtocleantheUpper
Receiver.ThehardestparttocleanistheareawheretheBoltCarrierAssemblyusuallysits.
16. Usethetoweltowipeofftheexcess
WD-40ontheLowerReceiverafterscrubbingwiththebrush.
17. FindanewQ-TipandapplyWD-40
ontobothendsoftheswab.
Image4a
Image4b
Image4c
18. GrabtheLowerReceiverandapplytheswabontothewholereceiver.YouwillneedtousebothendstocoverthewholereceiverwithWD-40.(Image4c)
19. UsethebrushtocleantheLowerReceiver.Thehardestparttoreachisabovethetriggerlocation,insidetheLowerReceiver.
20. UsethetoweltowipeofftheexcessWD-40ontheLowerReceiverafterscrubbingwiththebrush.
Reassemble:
1. PuttheBoltbackontotheBolt
CarrierAssembly.
2. ReattachBoltCamPin.(Image5a)
3. InserttheFiringPinbackontotheBolt.
4. InsertthepinontotheBoltCarrier
AssemblytolockthepinontotheBolt.(Image5b)
5. PuttheBoltCarrierAssemblyand
theChargingHandleontotheUpperReceiver.(Image5c)
6. ReattachtheHandleGuardsonto
thebarrelbyholdingtheO-ringbackandslidingtheHandleGuardsin.
7. SittheUpperReceiverontopofthe
LowerReceiver
8. PushinTakedownpintolock.
9. PushinLatchlocatedaboveMagazineFedSystem.
Image5a
Image5b
Image5c
Conclusion:AfterfollowingthisinstructionyoushouldhaveafullyreassembledM4CarbineRifle.Eachpieceshouldnolongercontainanyrustorblackpowderfromfiringtherifle.Thiswillensurethatyourrifleisreadyforextensiveuseatanygivenmoment.ThisinstructionisimportanttoMilitarypersonnelfortheupkeepandmaintenanceoftheirgovernmentissuedrifle.