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Last updated 08-22-2001

  Step 1 - Remove the bolt.
Put the safety lever in the "fire" position and pull the bolt as far back as it will go.  Perform standard safety checks here, making sure the rifle is unloaded, etc..  Now push the trigger forward, hold it there, and quickly pull the bolt backwards out of the receiver.  If it doesn't come completely out, the bolt head is trying to rotate and is slightly binding under spring pressure.  Wiggle the bolt around while pulling it back and keep the trigger pressed forward.  It should eventually slide out.

    Push the trigger forward to remove the bolt.

   Step 2 - Rotate the bolt head.
The bolt head may, or may not retract inward from spring pressure when the bolt is removed from the receiver.  If it does not, you will need to tap on it with a soft-faced hammer.  I use the rubber coated handle of my $10 Kmart driver.  Try to avoid hitting the extractor.  You want the bolt head to be retracted inward for disassembly.

                Bolt head in outward position.                                      Bolt head being tapped.

                Bolt head retracted inward.

   Step 3 - Unscrew the cocking piece.
Hold the bolt so you can manipulate the safety lever with your index finger.  Hold the safety lever halfway between "safe" and "fire" positions.  With your other hand, grab the cocking piece and pull it back.  Now move the safety lever into the "safe" position and hold it there while unscrewing the cocking piece.  After about 8 revolutions, you can lift the safety lever slightly and let the cocking piece retract back into the bolt body.  This makes the last few turns easier.
 

Hold the safety lever at halfway position.               Pull cocking piece back (heavy spring pressure).

 Hold safety lever in the "safe" position                                       Cocking piece removed.
 while unscrewing cocking piece
(counter-clockwise).

   Step 4 - Remove the bolt head assembly and extractor.
Grasp the bolt as shown below.  Rotate the head 90 degrees clock-wise and push the assembly out with your thumb at the same time, until it "clicks".  At this point you can pull the head assembly out with brute force, or very carefully tap it out from the back, being conscientious of the threads..

                Hold the bolt like this.                              Turn the bolt head clockwise while pushing
                                                                                   the assembly out with your thumb.

Kmart wonder driver to the rescue.  The hollow      Bolt head assembly and extractor separated
tip fits perfectly over the rear of the firing pin         from bolt body.
shaft.   A rap on the drive handle pushes the
entire assembly out.

   Step 5 - Take down the bolt head assembly.

WARNING - FLYING PARTS HAZARD!
The spring inside this assembly in under a lot of tension.  Hang on tight!
Unscrew the retainer as shown below.

                  Unscrewing the retainer.                                Components of the bolt head assembly.

    Miscellaneous Info
At this point the bolt is almost completely taken down.  There are two part that I don't mess with.  If you look inside the bolt body (breech side), you can see a bushing that the firing pin shaft passes through.  I can't see a reason for removing it unless it's damaged.  Besides, it's appears to have a pin passing through it that's been ground flush with the outer bolt surface.  Also, the screw holding the safety lever in place has been punched.  It's not coming out without being drilled.

                    Slots in the bushing.                                              Pin holding bushing in place.

          Screw holding safety lever in place.

   Step 1 - Put the bolt head assembly back together.
Undo everything you did in step 5 above.  When the retainer is fully screwed into place, it's grooves will probably NOT align with those on the bolt head's shaft.  This is ok.  Just unscrew it until the grooves line up.

Retainer tightened completely down.                       Unscrew retainer until it's grooves line up with
Grooves are not aligned.                                           those on the bolt.

   Step 2 - Orient the firing pin.
Notice that the firing pin shaft has a flat slide.  Orient the flat side of the firing pin so it is facing the same direction as the notch in the bolt head.

            Flat side of firing pin shaft.                                     Firing pin oriented for assembly.

    Step 3 - Install bolt head into bolt body.
Note: Hold the safety lever in the "safe" position during this procedure.
With the flat side of the firing pin shaft aligned towards the bolt handle, insert the head assembly into the bolt body.  If everything is aligned just right, the bolt head will smoothly slide into the body, rotating counter-clockwise as it goes in.  If it doesn't completely slide into the bolt body, follow the directions below.

Hole that firing pin shaft passes through.                 Insert the bolt head into the bolt body as shown.

If it goes in about this far and then stops...               ...push in and turn clockwise.  In about 1/3
                                                                                     revolution it should slide in a bit like this.

Now, keep pushing in and turn it counter-               When the bolt head is fully seated and properly
clockwise.  In about 1/2 revolution it should            aligned, it will look like this.  Notice that the notch in
slide into the bolt body.                                             the head faces away from the bolt handle.

   Step 4 - Install the extractor.
With the bolt head extended to the position shown below, put the extractor into it's slot and push it into place.  Rotate the bolt head counter-clockwise while simultaneously pushing it into the bolt body, until it "clicks" into place.  Keep the safety lever in the "safe" position during this procedure.

Putting the extractor into it's slot.                                         Pushing the extractor into place.
Bolt head is extended about 1 inch.  Notice that
slot in bolt head is almost lined up with the
extractor slot.

 Rotating the bolt head counter-clockwise until it     Thumb holding safety lever in "safe" position.
 "clicks".

   Step 5 - Seat the bolt head.
Now give the bolt head a rap with a soft faced hammer and rotate it into the retracted position.

                    Rap on the bolt head ...                           ... until it turns counter-clockwise and seats.

   Step 6 - Install the cocking piece.
Hold the safety lever at the halfway position and screw the cocking piece onto the firing pin shaft until it touches the bolt body.  Now pull the cocking piece back and move the safety lever into the "safe" position.  Let the cocking piece move inward under spring pressure.  Holding the safety lever in the "safe" position, screw the cocking piece onto the rear of the firing pin shaft.  If it's tab doesn't line up the the notch in the bolt body when fully tightened, just unscrew it a 1/3 turn or so until it does.  Pull the cocking piece back and move the safety lever to it's halfway position.  Let the cocking piece move inward.

Hold the safety lever at the halfway position...        ...and screw the cocking piece onto the firing pin
                                                                                       until it touches the bolt body.

Now pull the cocking piece back and move the            Let the cocking piece retract inward while
safety lever to the "safe" position.                               holding the safety lever at the "safe" position.

Screw the cocking piece fully on.  If it doesn't           ...unscrew it about 1/3 turn until the cocking piece
line up properly...                                                            tab line up with the notch in the bolt body.

Now put the safety lever at the halfway position
and let the cocking piece move inward.

   Step 7 - Extend the bolt head.
NOTE: Wipe any oil off the bolt so you can get a good grip on it.  The bolt head must be in the extended position for installation in the rifle.  I find it easiest to accomplish this by holding the bolt in my left hand and pressing against the extractor with my thumb.  Then I grab the bolt head with my right hand and pull it outward while turning it clockwise simultaneously until it "clicks" into place and locks.

The trick is to push with your left thumb and pull with your right hand at the same time.

The bolt may now be installed in the rifle.

Holding bolt in left hand with thumb on                    Pull & rotate bolt head clockwise until it
extractor                                                                     "clicks" into place.

For more info on the M95 follow this link to Randy Rick's website http://www.alltel.net/~randyric/rm1895.htm
He has a lot of good stuff on this rifle and other Steyr firearms.

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