[mrerick]

Make sure to clean up the little area under the extractor. Gunk (powder residue / oil / grease) tends to accumulate in that area.

There is also a small spring in there, so be careful not to lose it.

I tend to use a big plastic bag around everything when I am disassembling things that might spring out.

Re-installation may feel a bit odd. Just take your time, and observe how things came out during disassembly. Use a punch pin that is slightly smaller than the retention pin during removal. Let the punch retain the assembly while you set aside the retention pin, then slowly remove the punch while you observe things. It should not take alot of force to remove the retention pin or re-install it if everything is lined up.

Inspect the face and back of the extractor while you have it out of the breech block.

If you are replacing the extractor with a new one, you might end up having to fit it.

Marc