Trouble assembling springfield/savage 67F

[hunter564]

I have a savage/springfield 67f that was in storage for 20+ years. I wanted to clean it before shooting it and ran into problems with reassembly. Here is what happened

- Check gun is clear
- remove stock
- remove pin and screw to drop trigger assembly
- it was spotless so I added a few drops of rem oil and reassembled

Now when I dry fire the slide will not come back unless I push the slide release button. What did I do wrong? Did something fly out when I disassembled, did I reassemble incorrectly or is something else going on?

Thanks for any help

[Mad Dog]

Wish I could help, I have a model 170 doing the same thing.

[hunter564]

I figured it out..
The lever that blocks the slide from coming back has a wire spring attached to it, this was bent to a wider angle and caused the problem. I carefully bent it back and everything worked fine. In my case, I had the stock removed and could see me progress each time I bent the spring.

I dont know anything about the 170 but maybe this helps you.

[Mad Dog]

Ya, it sure does, the internals on those and the 170's are alot alike, I'll have a look at that spring in mine, thanks alot.

[hunter564]

to look at the spring will not tell you much. I only noticed a problem when I had the stock off and worked the action

[Mad Dog]

I've got a spare trigger group here to so that helps. Won't have to worry about fixing the spring in it, just switch it with a good one.