various cheeses Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 I got maybe half a turn, and it's stuck. Won't move in either direction now, no matter how much heat I apply with this heat gun. I held the heat gun to it for 5 minutes straight and no luck. Quote
StrangerDanger Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 Moar heat is required. Solicit some assistance from another to help hold the receiver while you twist. Quote
various cheeses Posted January 14, 2015 Author Posted January 14, 2015 (edited) I've been heating this thing for the past hour and a half now and it's out far enough that the handguard retaining ring is able to spin around but it's a brick wall now. I'm seeing these other threads where everyone is saying minimal torque is required. Maybe my heat gun is garbage? It's a 1200W one. What I assume was threadlocker smoke was coming out of the mag tube at one point, but not for the past 45 minutes. Edited January 14, 2015 by various cheeses Quote
M2_shootr Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 Patience is key.... heat it, turn it in, turn it out,......work it, do not force it. Quote
various cheeses Posted January 14, 2015 Author Posted January 14, 2015 Whew, haha got it. Time for a victory beer while the receiver and my hands cool off. I guess it just had to get past that break point. Quote
BLACK Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 I've had to push them to 500 F to get them off, and this takes a while with an average heat gun. Quote
charlie Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 Mine came off with a hair dryer. So it's just how much lock tite they use. Quote
M2_shootr Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 When you reinstall..........use no thread locker. A strap wrench is all I used for my Benelli tube install. It has not loosened, I placed a small, black witness mark on receiver/tube as a visual. Quote
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