Hi,

I have a Krag rifle that came with a crack in the lower part of the loading door.

I would like to replace the door if it's not too hard.

Hoping you might help me with instructions and/or visuals to show me how.

thank you

Another way is to use a padded clamp it hole the gate in place and when removing the pin it will take the pressure of the spring.  Flip up the tab on the pin and using a flat end drift tap the pin out.

'wanttolearn' - That should work fine.

Avoid heavy strikes on end of hinge-pin. This can 'mushroom' end and make removal difficult. Twisting or rotating pin, while pulling it forward out of the gate, has always worked for me.

When it is apart, clean crud and rust off of pin. Any burrs or deformation (of tip) can be removed or smoothed with fine file and 'scotch-brite' pad & oil.

I clean 'hinge hole' on replacement magazine-gate with a pipe-cleaner soaked with solvent.

I do a 'trial' partial re-assembly, without the flat-spring, (that powers the follower-arm & tensions the magazine-gate). This just takes a moment and insures everything lines up and hinge works smoothly.

Then, I put everything totally back together with the spring in place.

Attached pictures contrast: 1896 magazine-gate and 'boxier' 1898/1899 gate.