I just made a trade for a Remington 742 in 30-06 and would like to take it apart to clean it.
You will need a few special tools to completely disassemble it. One's a 1/16" tapered punch, a roll-pin punch, a small Allen wrench, a numbered drill set (to clean the gas port), a chamber brush (or brush wrapped with 0000 steel wool and driven by a fast 3/8" drill) and an open end wrench that you may have to modify to use.
I can't seem to find any instructions anywhere on the internet.
Probably a good reason for that.. LOL
Also does anyone have any good experience with this rifle, all I found was bad stuff in my search, which was a surprise because when I was younger it seemed like everybodys dad had one of these.
Yup. LOTS, but most not good.. Before you go to the trouble of obtaining the tools and attempting a full disassembly, take a good gander at the receiver rails inside and behind the bolt. Check for indented notches caused by over-rotation of the bolt after firing. IF you don't see much, you might have a rifle that will last a little longer. IF you see some deep dents, might as well save your time/energy since it will soon lock up and be unusable unless you spend the bux to convert to a 760.
Yeah, they were popular in the '70s but that's when they were fairly new and the associated problems with these things hadn't turned up yet.. They're turning up now in droves.. And spare parts are beginning to thin out...
What I would honestly suggest, since this rifle's disassembly can be complicated for the newbie (especially if you don't pay attention to the various springs and pins that can come out at the worst time, not to mention that a third hand is helpful on reassembly) is to take it to your local 'smith for a complete inspection and cleaning. Should be about $30 or so.. You'll be glad you did...
BTW, what did you trade for this rifle??