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Posted: 6/3/2003 3:21:54 PM EDT
| I got my parts kit and my lower reciever, I plan on following the instructions on ar15.com to the letter, except for any suggestions you may have, I appreciate your advice. |
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Inevitably, at least one or two of those small springs will go flying off and can be a bitch to find. When it gets time to install those small springs and detents, do it in a small, well lit, enclosed area. The bathroom is ideal (cover the drains). |
| After chasing detent pins and springs around the room for the third time, I decided to do the lower assembly inside a big zip-loc bag. It didn't make it any easier but I was able to just pick up the springs and pins the next 7200 times they flew out of place and start again. |
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Quoted: After chasing detent pins and springs around the room for the third time, I decided to do the lower assembly inside a big zip-loc bag. It didn't make it any easier but I was able to just pick up the springs and pins the next 7200 times they flew out of place and start again. Don't feel too bad, I sent mine "rocketing" across my garage 3 times, and spent about 45 minutes per "launch" looking for the detent..LOL |
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I just made my own tool out of a short length of 1/4" OD steel hydraulic tubing. First I chucked it up in the drill press, and sanded one end down with sandpaper to about 0.247". Then i cross-drilled the hole. After making sure it fit in the pivot pin hole, I bent the tubing 90 degrees to make a handle. Works great! Seth |
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