Slick Tool
This is a brilliantly designed, easy-to-use tool, but the designer made one bad assumption about removing the channel liner. He/she assumed that the channel liner would be intact. In all fairness, so would have I. However, if a sufficient portion of the channel liner is missing, then the tool "bottoms out" without making contact with the liner. The threaded portion of the tool should be extended all the way up to as close to the crosspin as possible; it doesn't even have to be threaded the entire way, just made the same diameter as the firing pin channel. The second "flaw" (for lack of a better word) is that when installing the channel liner, if you want to tap on the tool you'll be making direct contact with the threads on the removal side of the tool. There could have been a striking surface manufactured into the tip of the threaded portion for that purpose. Use a leather mallet or similar and take care to protect the threads, because it's the leading threads--the ones you're pounding on--that dig into the channel liner for removal. Now with all that said, this is a really slick tool, and as I already said, brilliantly designed. That is evident by the wing nut & non-marring plastic washer that is used to initially dislodge the channel liner, and the crosspin to give you a good yanking grip. It's kind of a shame that it only has one specific use (and something you'll do rarely at that, unless maybe you're a professional refinisher), but it is THE right tool for the job.
Handy tool, makes the job easier
Handy tool for removing the channel liner. Simple design and simple function. However, it ruins the old one and it must be replaced with a new one every time. Better than digging it out with a screwdriver or other improvised tool.
