JthacaGun FIELD MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS MODEL 37 and MODEL 87 PUMP ACTION SHOTGUNFIELD MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS Model 37 and Model 87 Pump Action Shotgun This manual has been prepared for the reader to fa Model 37 and Model 87 Pump Action Shotguns. litate repair and servicing of the Ithaca ‘The illustrations used represent a typical firearm and are not moant to apply to this firearm alone. The illustrations represent an older firearm to atlow gunsmiths and armorars to repair older units as well as those of current manufacture and design. The reader is cautioned to be aware of whether the firearm tobe servicedis a 2%" or 3" action Each of these take several components that are different and could cause maliunctions it improperly mixed. The itlustration shows a firearm with a sling, Ithaca firearms are not provided with slings or swivels, These are dealer or consumer added options. They are illustrated here simply for reterence, Ithaca Deersiayer II's are free floating barrel shotguns, They are not provided with a drilled and tapped barrel lug. AS of the 1993 productions, a special sling stud mounting lug was provided to allow for the mounting of a sling. Deerslayer |! barrels are permanently mounted to the receiver. ‘As a result, the barre! may not be removed for cleaning. Gunsmiths and armorers will naed to adjust for this feature when disassembling and cleaning Deerslayer II's, All other disassembly instructions remain the same. Figures 7.7 and 13.8 show the disassembly of the Spring Shell Stop with a screwdriver. All current production, and some past production firearms, use a locating pin configuration Figure 4.3 and 4.4 show the use of a screwdriver to remove the stock from the gun. All current manufacture, and some past manufacture. require a %ée: inch socket sat. Some older production also may have required a % inch standard socket set. Unless your customer requires that you maintain the original condition of the firearm, we recommend that you standardize to the current ‘hy inch socket, Finally, figures 21, 22, 23 and 24 have been eliminated as thay serve no current purpose, References to those figures should be ignored. ‘Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to centact us at: tkaca(Gun Ithaca Gun Company, LLC 891 Rte 34 B King Ferry, NY 13081 Telephone: (315) 364-7182 FAX: (315) 364-5134Figure 1. 12-gauge Ithaca shotgun Model 37 « right front view. Figure 2, 12-gauge Ithaca shotgun Model 37 - left ear view.Section III, REMOVAL AND DISASSEMBLY 3, Removal of eling and front awivel (See figure 3+) SCREWDRIVER Remare Front swivel. 1, Remove sling. Figure 3. Removal of sling and front swivel 4. Removal of the Stock Assembly (See figure 5.) PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER stock BUTT PLATE our are Scaews 1, Remove butt plate screws, 2, Remave butt plate, ae FF 4, Remove stock washer. 5, Remove stock from receiver. REE NER Figure 4. Removal of stock assembly.5, Removal of Trigger Plate Group (See fig- ure 5.) RECEIVER SCREWDRIVER 1. Remove trigger plate acres 4, Remave wigger plote group, NOTE: SPRING TO BE REMOVED: FOR REPLACEMENT ONLY 5. Remove slide stop releese spring (top). Figure 5. Removal of trigger plate group.6. Removal of Slide, Breechblock and Carrier Group (See figures 6 and T.) SCREWDRIVER, | RECEIVER Lock SCREW 1, Remove positive shell optembly stop (right). 2, Remove right hond correr screw lock sare fond over tera SLIDE PIN ScRewORIVER— | Te disengage SUDE LOCK SCREW fcawsite screw SLIDE HANDLE ASSEMALY 3. Remove tett hand carter screw lock seca Slide plunges engaged with fide handle cxenbly tnd corer screw. iSee Step 4.) _ ~ SLIDE HANDLE ASSEMBLY . SCREWDRIVER: 4. Compress slide pin relecsing slide handle ousembly, Figure & Removal of slide, breechblock and carrier group.RECEIVER SLIDE, BREECHBLOCK AND CARRIER GROUP 5, Remove slide, breechblock ond carrier group. } s CARRIER crate slide, breechblock ond cartier group. 1. Remove spring shell stop screw. B. Remove spring shell stop (lett). 9. Remove spring shell stop spring. 9 Figure 7. Remow: of slide. breechblock and carrier group (Continued)7. Disassembly of Breechblock (See figure &,} VISE GRIP PLIERS SCREWDRIVER |COMPRESS ISPRING CaP 1. Remove positive extractor thos). ” Vb esse CAUTION: WHEN REMOVING PINS MAKE CERTAIN THEY ‘ARE RENOVED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT = CHECK PIN 5. Remove Fring pin check pin Figure 8. BREECHBLOCK 2. Remove potitive extractor spring cap ond potitive extroctor spring. aN SPRING HINGE PIN EeTRACTOR 4. Remove bottom suombly extractor end scrocior sus y smiNc . £ ~The FIRING PIN CHECK Ping , Remove firing pin ond firing pin sprieg. Disassembly of bes sehblockembly of Barrel and Receiver Group (See figures 9 and 10.) SCREWORIVER _| ‘ WOOD DOWEL. | EON Sf voxe screw 1. Remove yake serew 2, Drive yoke to rear over magazine tube. NOTE: USE STRAP WRENCH O8 TAP BARREL * LUG WITH PLASTIC HAMMER TO. ™ Beane ' AY | sweden r- S BARREL - 3. Tum magarine nut clackwize ox far ar posi 4, Rotate borrel counterclockwise $0=degrees. MAGAZINE CUP} MAGAZINE SPRING y yu ye 1 LING crane ser 5. Ramove mogotina nut and magezine sping, 6. ihe muzzle end of barrel down ond slide megazine spring eve From magazine: tubes Figure 9. Disassembly of bar: fl and receiver group.' SLIDE HANDLE ASSEMBLY YOKE 7. Remove slide handle aisembly. Figure 10, Disassembly of barrel and receiver group (Continued). NOTE: REMOVAL OF YOKE AND SLIDE HANDLE ASSEMBLY IS, REQUIRED FOR CLEANING PURPOSES ONLY, NOTE: NO FURTHER DISASSEMBLY IS REQUIRED. Seetion IV. CLEANING, INSPECTION, AND REPAIR, 9. Cleaning 4. The barrel should be thoroughly cleaned with CR, rifle bore cleaner applied 0 a cloth pateh (Gg. 11) anaembled tes cleaning rod. Clean slide and magazine tube. Thoroughly dry and lightly oi! with PL special, Lubricating oi. B. Clean all masta parte by wiping with a ightly moistened with CR, rifle bore clein vag 10 cleaner toloosen bunt powder and foreign mat- ter. Wipe parts clean and dry, il lightly us— ing a rag or brush moistened with PL apecial, lubricating oil, Special attention should be given to the items in figure 12, Caution: In very cold climates, ailing should beteduced 1a minimum, Only surfaces shows ing signs of wear should be lightly ofled, using LAW, lubricating oa+ “CLEANING PATCH — CLEANING ROD MAGAZINE TURE CLEANING ROD 2, Cleaning magazine tube - SLIDE HANDLE ASSEMBLY 3, Cleaning slide Figure 11, Cleaning barrel bore, magazine tube and slide assembly n‘GUIDEWAY 2, Slide bor guideway in receiver 4, Slide guideway in receiver DIF Stick’ r on 9 TRIGGER PIN, HAMMER PIN, 6. Trigger ond hammer pins. MAGAZINE TUBE 7. Outer surface of magazine tube, bearing surface of slide handle, Figure 12, Cleaning and lubrication points 12&, Wooden components, whieh includes the stock and slide handle, shall be cleaned by wip- ing with a slightly olled rag, then polished with a clean dry cloth, Apply a light coat of linseed land rub into wood with heelof hand (fig. 13) ‘This will help preserve the wed. CLEANING RAG Yo stock NOTE: RUB LINSEED OIL IN WOOD 10 TREAT STOCK Figure 13. Cleaning and treating stock and handle. 10. Inspection Inapect stock bolt (2, fig. 21) for damaged threads. Bb. Inspect positive extractor (I, fig. 22) and bottom azzembly extracter (5, fig. 22) Car wear and damage, + Inspect firing pin (8, fig. 22) for broken or Bent point. A. Inspect carrier screw (7, figs 21h car rier locking screw (6, fig. Zl) and spring shell stop ecrew (2, fig, 23) for damaged threads or ty Examine for broken or weak firing pin apring (9s fig. 22), spring shell stap spring (4, fig. 25), and elida stop release spring (SA, fig. 21). fs Inapect for broken or cracked stock as- sembly (1, fig. 21). E- Inspect positive shell assembly stop (1 figs 23) and spring shell stop (3, fig. 23) for wear or damage. 1h. Inspect for worn or damaged front swivel assembly (5, fig, 23). i Inspect camming surfaces for bure. J Inspect barzel bore for rust or corrosion 1311. Repair 3, Remove rust from barrel bore, ting a ‘moistened with CR, i. Us b. Remove burs on camming surfaces, us fine grained atone {fig. 14}, HONING STONES , g - NOTE: ARROWS SHOWN ABOVE INDICATE BURRED AREAS. USE NAMED ITEMS TO REMOVE BURS Figure 14 cs Replace worn or damaged front swivel asiembly (5, fig. 23), positive shell assembly stop (1, fig. 23), and spring shell stop (3. fir. 23). ds Replace broken or cracked way, fig. 21 a. Replace broken or weak firing pin spring ig. 22) shell stop apring (4, fig. 23), and fe stop release spring (5A, fig. 21) 6 ty Removal of burt (rom camming surfaces. £ Replace spring shell stop screw (2, fg. 23), carrier locking screw (6, fig. 21) and car rior screw (7, fig. 21), if worn or threads are damaged, g- Replace firing pin (8, fig. 22), if broken or damaged. hy Replace bottom assembly extractor (5, fig, 22) and positive extractor (1, fig. 22), if worn or damaged, Replace stock bolt (2, figs 2l)y if three are damaged,SUIDE HANOLE ¥ ASSEMBLY ‘oKE MAGAZINE TURE Fe MAGAZINE TUBE I slide handle assembly. 2, Install yoke. NOTE: WHEN! INSTALLING MAGAZINE NUT MAKE CERTAIN NUT IS TURNED CLOCKWISE AS FAR AS POSSIBLE 3. Install mogatine spring cup. 4. bostoll magazine spring and mop BARREL “a - BARREL LUG MAGAZINE NUT mas - LeNOTE: TURN MAGAZINE NUT COUNTER. ELOCKWISE TO LOCK BamREL LUG TO MAGAZINE NUT 5, Rotate borval 90-depres, 8. Position mapatine nut. Figure 15. Assembly of barrel and receiver 47. Replace and tighten yoke screw, 1sNOTE: MAKE CERTAIN YOKE IS FLUSH WITH MAGAZINE NUT YORE NOTE: MAKE CERTAIN YORE SCREW IS TIGHT, 1. Pesition yoke. Birstall yoke screw. SCREWDRIVER SWIVEL ASSEMBLY G.Inatall swivel csserblye Figure 18. Assembly of barrel and receiver (Continued) 16.14, Installation of slide, bresehblock, carrier wc imepa7 pun sie er ope teen ra c 5 sue, ctttock sid Een Shue seeconntoce 2 ; . = cin Se f > RECEIVER, 1. Assemble slide, breechblock end carrer, 2, trstll slides breechblock ond corer ee “sunt om SLIDE HANDLE ASSEMBLY SCREWDRIVER 3. Connect side handle assembly Lock SCREW 4, Aline carrier screw holes with holes in recaiver, 5, Instol teft hand carrier screw ond lack sere. gure 18, Installation of slide, breechblock, carrier and trigger plate group, vv1a = (See Sigure 17.) eR FIRING PIN SPRING CAUTION: WHEN INSTALLING PINS MAKE CERTAIN THEY ARE INSTALLED FROM | RIGHT TO LEFT, ie RING PrN slctiede rin cn fim FIRING PIN __ . 1. Intl fring pin spring and fring pin. 21 Inutll ising pin check pin. EXTRACTOR 13. stl! bottom astembly extractor spring ond 4, toatl Bottom otembly extractor hinge pin bottom aenbly extractor ag mmcronsmine car Sg ERTRACTOR SPRING ( ~~ . POSITIVE EXTRACTOR ' 5, Initall postive axcroctor spring nd positive B. Instoll positive extractor (top). ‘eetoetor rpring ap. Figure 17. Assembly of breechblock 18UC J senTeavnor sane ' SPRING SHELL stor \ - \ SCREWDRIVER CARRIER SCREW Ss 6, Install right hand carver screw ond lack screw. JENELER'S TYPE ]SCREWORIVER, Dag? (SPRING SHELL IsTOP Scuew _— 8. Install epring shall stop screw, 9. Install positive shell exsembly stop Cright). SLIDE STOP RELEASE SPRING (TOP) screwortver —, san & | ss < necdven TRIGGER PLATE SCREW 10. ital trigger plate group. TH, Install Higger plate screw. Figure 19, Installation of slide, breechblock, carrier and trigger plate group (Continued). 915, Installation of stock assembly (See fig. 20.) stock é washers f a STOCK BOLT ” g recerven \ ’ wr 1, Install stock 10 receivers 2. tnstoll woshers on stock bolt. — 3 wrrra-lf serena wor nae scien 4. Install stock belt. 4. Install butt plate. 4 a PHILLIPS, SCREWDRIVER 5, Instoll butt plote teres, Figure 20. Installation of stock assembly. 20