I previously managed to disassemble, clean and reassemble my MKIII, then bring it to the range. I then disassembled it again, cleaned it, and attempted to reassemble it, and now I'm in some kind of a mess because it didn't go smoothly the second time.
I got near the end where it said to insert the pin of the mainspring housing back in, which I did, but no matter what I did I was unable to swing the housing back in without the housing's pin popping out. At the end, it had a hint that if this happens, "repeat step 3", which is to connect the receiver to the frame. BUT, I'm pretty sure this was already well connected before.
Despite that, I wanted to then remove the receiver from the frame so that I could put it back on again just like step #3 said. Looks like the bolt would first need to be removed before this was possible. BUT, no matter what I do, I can't get the bolt back out... it moves back and forth on its own about 1/2" and something's catching it. Disassembly step #4 claims that pointing gun up and pulling trigger will make the bolt fall out, but this time it's stuck. Well, not completely stuck... it slides back and forth on its own a 1/2" distance still.
What else can I try? Pulling the trigger makes a click sound but doesn't help. Whether the magazine is in or out, doesn't seem to matter. I tried looking into it from different directions to see what is going on but I'm not sure. I'm baffled! Any ideas?
I got near the end where it said to insert the pin of the mainspring housing back in, which I did, but no matter what I did I was unable to swing the housing back in without the housing's pin popping out. At the end, it had a hint that if this happens, "repeat step 3", which is to connect the receiver to the frame. BUT, I'm pretty sure this was already well connected before.
Despite that, I wanted to then remove the receiver from the frame so that I could put it back on again just like step #3 said. Looks like the bolt would first need to be removed before this was possible. BUT, no matter what I do, I can't get the bolt back out... it moves back and forth on its own about 1/2" and something's catching it. Disassembly step #4 claims that pointing gun up and pulling trigger will make the bolt fall out, but this time it's stuck. Well, not completely stuck... it slides back and forth on its own a 1/2" distance still.
What else can I try? Pulling the trigger makes a click sound but doesn't help. Whether the magazine is in or out, doesn't seem to matter. I tried looking into it from different directions to see what is going on but I'm not sure. I'm baffled! Any ideas?