(vi) Slides, Right and Left, and Check Lever.
Pull out the slides. Drive out the fixing pin from the check lever collar, remove the collar and check lever.
(vii) Recoiling Portion.
Fold back the connecting rod on to the crank, turn the crank handle to a vertical position, and draw out to the rear the recoiling portion. Disconnect the side plates by dropping them and springing them outwards. If necessary, by taking out the fixing pin, the crank handle can be driven off with a drift and hammer, and the fusee unscrewed from the left bearing of the crank; but as a rule these parts should not be stripped.
(viii) Foresight.
The position of the foresight should first be carefully marked. Remove the fixing screw and foresight.
(ix) Steam Tube and Packing Gland.
Up-end the barrel casing so that it stands on the rear end of the breech casing. Remove the keeper screw and unscrew the steam tube. Unscrew and remove the packing gland and packing.
(x) Breech and Barrel Casings, and Ejector Tube Spring.
Rest the barrel casing on a table or bench, with the filling hole uppermost, and the breech casing clear of the bench; place the left hand under the breech casing and strike the top edges alternately with a mallet, when the casings will come apart. Lift the ejector tube spring with the point of the screwdriver and tap out the spring with the drift and hammer. (In converted guns remove fixing wire and unscrew fixing screws.)