Jim, the small center punch is the way that they did it in the factory, but added to that is that you don't use the center punch to pull it over. You take an old screwdriver and put a "V" in the blade, and you use this to push the punch over to line up the top lever post shaft to the trigger plate. There is a countersunken area where the shaft fits.
I tried doing it that way and there is a good chance you can scratch the trigger plate housing or slip and dig into the stock.
Russ Ruppel gave me a detailed article on how to do it using a 6" c clamp. On the fixed jaw drill a hole for a press fit for a piece of drill rod 3/32" or 1/8". The piece of drill rod should be 1 1/2" long. On the side of the stock that the spring has to move is where you want to drill a hole in the stock about 1/4" in from the end of the stock and close to the bottom where the shaft is. Align the spot where the hole has to go using the top lever shaft as a guide. Put the one side plate on and put the moveable jaw on it. (with masking tape on the jaw or sideplate) The receiver and stock should be in a vice , I use a wood workers vise with pine jaws to hold the receiver, and it is naturally put in the vice with the triggers up. The screws for the trigger plate housing should not be tightened yet, just snug. The top lever post should be slightly proud, about 1/8" up. Align the pin in the fixed jaw to the hole and start to turn the handle of the clamp. Watching through the hole where the 4-40 screw goes until it is in alignment with the hole. Reach underneath and tap the top lever down flush to the top tang and now it should be in the fit of the trigger housing. Take the c clamp off. Put the 4-40 screw in and then tighten the other screws of the trigger plate housing. Lastly tighten the 4-40 screw and tap down again on the top lever and retighten the screw.
I had to drill the hole in my c clamp from the top and press the drill rod into it, and then I peened the hole over so that the drill rod wouldn't work itself out. Make sure if you do this that the pin showing is at least 1 1/4" long.
Any problems email me and I will go through it with you.
David
jdavidw1@comcast.net
Last edited by JDW; 03/14/08 07:16 PM.
