Winchester Repeating Arms Super X2 (Historic Manual) - Manual (Page 28)

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spring follower (See Figure 23). The socket can be seen at
the rear of the receiver cavity. It is the cupped-shaped
part that forms a recess for the bolt side link to rest in.
Become familiar with how the slide fits into the socket. It
helps to keep the receiver pointing slightly upward to
assure that the bolt slide link does not come out of the
recoil spring follower until the barrel is reinstalled. VERY
IMPORTANT: If when your gun is fully assembled it will
not function properly and the action will not open, the
bolt slide link is likely not properly in place in the recoil
spring follower socket. (It is possible, with practice to fit
the bolt slide link into the recoil spring follower even
with the trigger group installed, by holding the gun
vertically and aligning the link into the socket while
looking through the bolt handle slot on the right side of the receiver. This is handy if you are simply reattaching
the barrel assembly after storage and the bolt has inadver-
tently moved forward and the bolt slide link has come out
of the socket.)
4. Replace the bolt handle by pushing it in (cupped side
toward the front) until it engages in the ball-detent. (See
Figure 24).
5. Again, observe that the bolt slide link and recoil spring
follower are properly engaged. (You can also confirm this
by pulling back a bit on the bolt handle. You will feel the
recoil spring compress as you pull back. Do this very slowly,
and make sure you control the bolt as the bolt slide link
may not be properly seated into the recoil spring follower
socket. Repeat step 3 above, making sure that they are
FIGURE 22
When installing the bolt assembly, make sure you install
it link end first. Line up the rails with the receiver.
FIGURE 21
Reassemble the bolt and bolt slide.