My LC Smith restore project is inching along. As this is a hobby project, I work on it as time and mood strike me.

I'm well along with the buttstock breakout repair. I'm making video of the process. I have some more repair work but last evening I cleaned up the inlays for the top tang, locks and trigger plate. That is each part individually - not assembled.

To assemble the action over and over in the final fitting process, it would be much easier if the top lever was removed as the shaft has to be pushed over to assemble the trigger plate.

What is involved in removing the top lever and action shaft? And then reassembly?