[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Staking a Castle Nut

Posted: 1/21/2009 8:54:17 AM EDT

A search turned up how to remove one but not how to DO one.

I am sure it is in one of the assembly threads, but a quick scan didn't turn it up.

I have never staked a castle nut, as I am always changing stuff around. This time I am helping a buddy build his one and only SHTF AR so it should be staked.

He is using a Colt extension and castle nut if that makes a difference.

Thanks!

Posted: 1/21/2009 9:00:16 AM EDT

[#1]

Ive never done it and dont really see the need. Put some blue loctite on there and call it a day, ppl change their minds about builds and he may want diff. stock later on.

Posted: 1/21/2009 9:11:02 AM EDT

[#2]

Quoted:
Ive never done it and dont really see the need. Put some blue loctite on there and call it a day, ppl change their minds about builds and he may want diff. stock later on.

+1 Blue loctite not Red loctite (you won't get it off with Red)

Posted: 1/21/2009 9:26:57 AM EDT

[#3]

I was a believer in Loctite until the nut got glued to the end plate and buggered my threads during removal.

Happily I was not intending to reuse that extension, but still.

Staking isn't hard at all.

The Brownells how-to videos show enough to figure it out.

Posted: 1/21/2009 9:37:40 AM EDT

[#4]

I don't think he'll change his mind.

He built it exactly as I told him too.