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Posted: 11/15/2015 3:42:51 PM EDT
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I need to remove this upper handguard so I can get it refinished. I've already done it on my AK74, now I want to do it for my Polish Underfolder. But, there Polish Underfolder has a part on the gas tube that my Bulgarian AK74 gas tube did not. Which appear to be retaining clips. I've tried twisting hard and it's not moving, and now I'm at the point where If I twist hardly I may end up breaking the wood handguard. So what do I gotta do to get this fucking thing off?   I added arrows to show what I'm talking about. |
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Are you just twisting by using your hands or are you using a wrench? If you're not using a wrench, then use one. All of my upper handguards, especially if they have the retaining clip, are tight enough to need a wrench. I just attached the wrench to the flats on the part of the gas tube that touches the RSB and twist off the handguard. It provides enough leverage to get it moving. |
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The "clips" don't hold it in place, it is more of a leaf spring that keeps it tight on the gas tube. It will rotate with the handguard once you get enough torque on it to get it moving.
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I sometimes resort to a vice for the gas tube flats and a strap wrench on the HG. Yep, some are so tight that the only way to hold it in place and get enough muscle on it is to use a vice. It can be a huge pain in the ass. |
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I need to remove this upper handguard so I can get it refinished. I've already done it on my AK74, now I want to do it for my Polish Underfolder. But, there Polish Underfolder has a part on the gas tube that my Bulgarian AK74 gas tube did not. Which appear to be retaining clips. I've tried twisting hard and it's not moving, and now I'm at the point where If I twist hardly I may end up breaking the wood handguard. I added arrows to show what I'm talking about. It rotates 180 degrees like other handguards. Those clips you're pointing to are not holding it. I've ruined a handguard before, it happens. This is what you're pointing at: http://www.apexgunparts.com/ak-handguard-upper-retaining-spring-new.html |
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