Winchester Repeating Arms Supreme (Historic Manual) - Manual (Page 15)

1. Inspect the chambers and action areas, and clean dirt
and/or excess oil from them as explained in the manual.
2. Remove the forearm from the barrels. To do this hold the
barrels with one hand and pull out on the forearm release
latch with the other (See Figure 6). Pull the forearm away
from the action and entirely off of the barrels. You may need
to push it away from the barrels with your fingers on your
other hand.
3. Attach the barrels (without the forearm attached to them)
to the action by first holding the barrels with the muzzle at a
downward angle with respect to the receiver. Then push the
top lever to the right. Carefully engage the bearing surfaces
of the trunnion-type pins (located inside the forward portion
of the receiver) with the curved bearing surfaces on each side
of the bottom barrel (See Figure 7).
4. Once the bearings are properly seated, lift up on the barrels
and close the action. Make sure the hinge pins and hinge bear-
ing surfaces remain in proper alignment. When performing
assembly procedures it also helps to keep the top lever pushed
fully to the right with your thumb until the action is closed
(See Figure 8). When the action is fully closed release the top
lever and the action will be locked in the closed position.
CAUTION: WHEN CLOSING THE ACTION DO NOT USE
UNDUE FORCE.
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FIGURE 8
Close the action. Release the top lever
when the action is fully closed.
FIGURE 9
Reattach the forearm by lining up the
forearm extension with the receiver.
Hold at an angle.
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