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Part Number Description

1 Gas Cylinder Lock Screw
2 Gas Cylinder Lock
3 Gas Cylinder
4 Follower Arm Pin
5 Follower Arm
6 Bullet Guide
7 Follower and Slide Assembly
8 Operating Rod Catch
1) With the rifle pointed in a
safe direction pull back the
operating rod handle and
ensure the rifle is unloaded.

2) Depress the magazine

follower.

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3) Close the bolt by pushing

the operating rod handle
forward.

4) Set the safety as shown in

figure 4.

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5) Pull the trigger guard to

the rear.

6) Pivot the trigger guard

forward.

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7) Pull the trigger assembly

straight up and out of the
rifle.

8) Pivot the receiver forward.

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9) Separate the
barrel/receiver assembly
from the stock.

10) Loosen the ferrule swivel

screw.

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11) Remove the ferrule

assembly.

12) Unscrew the lower butt

plate screw.

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13) Remove the lower butt

plate screw.

14) Remove the rear swivel.

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15) Unscrew the upper butt

plate screw.

16) Remove the upper butt

plate screw.

17) Remove butt plate

assembly.

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18) Figure 18 shows the M1

Garand Combination
Maintenance Tool

Here are the uses for the

tool:

z Remove and replace the

gas cylinder lock screw
and various other
screws; and seat the
rear sight base;
z Extract a cartridge
case;
z Remove pins and
assemble the extractor
and ejector;
z Assemble and
disassemble the
extractor and ejector
without removing the
bolt from the rifle;
z Clean the chamber of
the barrel;
z Install the extractor
spring and plunger.

19) Using the combination

tool's screw driver, turn the
gas cylinder lock screw
counter clockwise. Note that

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you should not hold onto the

forward handguard for
leverage as you can damage
it. Hold onto the barrel and
gas assembly.

20) Remove the gas cylinder

lock screw.

21) Rotate the gas cylinder

lock counter clockwise.

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22) Remove the gas cylinder

lock.

23) Slide the gas cylinder

forward and off.

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24) Slide the upper hand

guard forward.

25) Remove the upper hand

guard.

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26) Grasp the follower rod as

shown in figure 26.

27) Pull the follower rod to

the rear, compressing the
operating rod spring.

28) Remove the follower rod

and operating rod spring.

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29) Separate the follower rod

and the operating rod spring.

30) Pull the operating rod to

the position shown in figure
30. The operating rod lug
rides in a channel or guide
on the right hand side of the
receiver. Where the handle
is positioned in figure 30
there is an enlarged section
that allows the operating rod
lug to be removed from the
channel.

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31) Rotate the operating rod

slightly toward the top of the
receiver while lifting at the
handle end.

32) Remove the operating

rod. Note that the operating
rod is slightly bent. Do not
fret as this is supposed to be
this way. Be careful with the
operating rod so as not to
bend or damage it while it is
disassembled from the rifle.

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33) Push the bolt to the rear

of the receiver and then hold
the bolt at the angle as
shown in figure 33.

34) Pull the bolt out as

shown in figure 34.

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35) There are many different

ways to remove the lower
band pin from the lower
band. I prefer to use a very
narrow tipped punch and
lightly tap out the pin.

36) Figure 36 shows the

lower band and the extracted
lower band pin.

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37) Slide the lower band

forward.

38) Slide the lower hand

guard forward.

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39) Once the rear hand guard

band clip clears the grooves
in the side of the barrel lift
the lower hand guard off.

40) On the left hand side of

the receiver lightly push out
the follower arm pin.

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41) Pull the follower arm pin

out the rest of the distance
on the right side of the
receiver.

42) Lift out the follower arm

and bullet guide. Note the
follower and slide assembly
slid out of the receiver.

43) Remove the operating

rod catch.

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Reassembly Instructions
44) Install the bullet guide as
shown in figure 44.

45) Replace the operating rod

catch.

46) Note that the operating

rod catch is hooked above
the magazine catch latch.

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47) Slide follower and slide

assembly back into the
receiver. Make sure the
follower side is facing
towards the top of the
receiver

48) Pivot the follower arm

sideways through the center
of the bullet guide's rails.

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49) The small trunnions of

the follower arm should slide
into the follower and slide
assembly.

50) Make sure the holes in

the follower arm, operating
rod catch, and the bullet
guide all are lined up. Insert
the follower arm pin into the
right side of the receiver.

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51) Figure 51 shows the

completed assembly of the
lower receiver components.

52) Figure 52 shows the

completed assembly of the
lower receiver components
as seen from the bottom of
the receiver.

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53) Snap the rear hand guard

band clip into the grooves in
the side of the barrel.

54) Figure 54 shows the

lower band and the side that
should face the lower hand
guard when installed.

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55) Slide the lower band till it

mates with the lower hand
guard.

56) Insert the lower band pin.

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57) Pivot the bolt into the

receiver as shown in figure
57.

58) Complete bolt

installation.

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59) Figure 59 shows the

under side of the operating
rod handle. Note the L-
shaped channel the bolt lug
fits into. Also note the lug on
the operating rod that is
inserted into the channel on
the right side of the receiver.
In figure 59 directly across
from the operating rod lug
there is an enlarged entry
place in the receiver's
channel.

60) Insert the piston end of

the operating rod below the
lower band.

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61) Insert the operating rod

and line up the L-Shaped
channel over the bolts' lug
while also inserting the lug at
the rear of the operating rod
into the channel on the right
hand side of the receiver.

62) Move the bolt and

operating rod forward.

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63) Note the tapered end of

the operating rod spring as
shown in figure 63.

64) Insert the follower rod

into the tapered end of the
operating rod spring.

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65) Insert the non tapered

end of the operating rod
spring into the operating rod.

66) Pull the follower rod to

the rear, compressing the
operating rod spring. Attach
the front of the follower rod
to the follower arm.

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67) Figure 67 shows the

correct attachment of the
follower rod to the follower
arm.

68) Slide the upper hand

guard over the barrel and
operating rod.

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69) Slide the upper hand

guard to the rear until it fits
up against the lower band.

70) Slide the gas cylinder

over the barrel and operating
rod.

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71) Slide the gas cylinder up

against the hang guard
ferrule at the front of the
upper hand guard.

72) Slide the gas cylinder

lock onto the barrel.

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73) Thread the gas cylinder

lock clockwise until it rest
against the gas cylinder and
allows the gas cylinder plug
to be inserted.

74) Insert the gas cylinder

plug into the gas cylinder
lock.

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75) Hand tighten the the gas

cylinder lock screw by
turning it clockwise.

76) Using the combination

tool's screw driver, turn the
gas cylinder lock screw
clockwise. Note that you
should not hold onto the
forward handguard for
leverage as you can damage
it. Hold onto the barrel and
gas assembly.

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77) Install the butt plate

assembly

78) Insert the upper butt plate

screw

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79) Tighten the upper butt

plate screw

80) Insert the rear swivel as

shown in figure 80.

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81) Insert the lower butt plate

screw

82) Making certain the lower

butt plate screw threads into
the rear swivel, tighten the
lower butt plate screw.

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83) Insert the ferrule swivel

assembly.

84) Push the ferrule swivel

assembly up against the
front of the stock.

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85) Tighten the ferrule swivel

screw.

86) Pivot the assembled rifle

upper into the assembled
rifle stock as shown in figure
86.

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87) Insert the receiver into

the stock.

88) Insert the trigger

assembly into the rifle.

89) Rotate the trigger guard

to the rear.

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90) Lock the trigger guard in

place.

91) Figure 91 shows the

completed reassembly of the
M1 Garand rifle.

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