Posted: 9/2/2012 2:51:55 PM EDT
| Im trying to remove my RRA's free float quad rail. I have the upper in the vice, and the front gas block is un bolted. Should the tube just unscrew? |
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RRA Midlength Free float. http://www.rockriverarms.com/images/products/rraquad12.gif The nut I need to remove is the one on the right side. Its light grey. YHM do a hand guard tool that will fit that |
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RRA Midlength Free float. http://www.rockriverarms.com/images/products/rraquad12.gif The nut I need to remove is the one on the right side. Its light grey. YHM do a hand guard tool that will fit that Is this the tool you are talking about? 
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Failing that, secure the rail in a vice and use a large flat bladed screwdriver or blunt chisel as a punch |
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RRA Midlength Free float. http://www.rockriverarms.com/images/products/rraquad12.gif The nut I need to remove is the one on the right side. Its light grey. YHM do a hand guard tool that will fit that Is this the tool you are talking about? http://yhm.net/images/YHM-9621.jpg Yep |
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Here Failing that, secure the rail in a vice and use a large flat bladed screwdriver or blunt chisel as a punch I was going to try that but I dont want to mar up the forgrip or warp it in the vice. Do they make a vice block for them? |
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Here Failing that, secure the rail in a vice and use a large flat bladed screwdriver or blunt chisel as a punch I was going to try that but I dont want to mar up the forgrip or warp it in the vice. Do they make a vice block for them? No but if you use a couple of pieces of wood in the vice jaws you'll be OK. It won't be very tight |
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Here Failing that, secure the rail in a vice and use a large flat bladed screwdriver or blunt chisel as a punch I was going to try that but I dont want to mar up the forgrip or warp it in the vice. Do they make a vice block for them? No but if you use a couple of pieces of wood in the vice jaws you'll be OK. It won't be very tight Copy. Are those locking nuts righty tighty lefty loosie? Or are they reverse threaded? |
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Here Failing that, secure the rail in a vice and use a large flat bladed screwdriver or blunt chisel as a punch I was going to try that but I dont want to mar up the forgrip or warp it in the vice. Do they make a vice block for them? No but if you use a couple of pieces of wood in the vice jaws you'll be OK. It won't be very tight Copy. Are those locking nuts righty tighty lefty loosie? Or are they reverse threaded? Std right hand thread 
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Here Failing that, secure the rail in a vice and use a large flat bladed screwdriver or blunt chisel as a punch I was going to try that but I dont want to mar up the forgrip or warp it in the vice. Do they make a vice block for them? No but if you use a couple of pieces of wood in the vice jaws you'll be OK. It won't be very tight Copy. Are those locking nuts righty tighty lefty loosie? Or are they reverse threaded? Std right hand thread Thanks. Ill go give it a try! |
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http://www.perfectunion.com/vb/ar-15-talk/73555-removing-rra-aluminum-free-float-tube.html Loctite confirmation Awesome... |
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It's possible that the barrel nut is Loctited to the hand guard but unlikely that the locknut will be Loctited to the barrel nut Copy. in my experience the lock tight is put on both the tube and the nut... if you use the torch stay away from the metal about 6-8 inches...take your time and constantly move the flame... |
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Ok little update.
I got it off. I chocked the rail in a vice with wood and I wrapped the nut with electrical tape. I took a pipe wrench to it and it popped free. There was very, little marring on the nut. It looks good. Just for future reference, the only part that had locktite was in between the handguard and the barrel nut. There was none on the locknut. Thanks for everyones help. I learned a lot today 
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