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Posted: 5/7/2010 7:42:20 PM EDT
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i have a wasr-10 and i'm trying to adjust the front sight post windage drum. i have the tool and have been trying to use a few different solvents to get the drum to break free. i have even tried a small dowel rod and a hammer and got nothing. i tried looking for kroil today and couldn't find any. besides kroil, what's the best alternative that you used to adjust the front sight drum? and if kroil is the best option anybody know any retail stores that carry it?
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Which tool do you have?
If it's the cheap Chinese made tool it will never work. The hole in the tool is smaller than the sight slide, so the slide binds against the tool. This is due to the fact that the Chinese used a slide that is smaller in diameter than those used by the Warsaw Pact nations. |
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The TAPCO tool I have is clearly marked TAPCO.COM USA. The Chinese made tool I have is marked N.C.
The Chinese made tool has a rounded point on the end of the pusher. The TAPCO tool has a flattened end. You can improvise a tool from an appropriately sized 1/4" drive socket and a C clamp. Use the socket as spacer so the slide has somewhere to go. |
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i have a wasr-10 and i'm trying to adjust the front sight post windage drum. i have the tool and have been trying to use a few different solvents to get the drum to break free. i have even tried a small dowel rod and a hammer and got nothing. i tried looking for kroil today and couldn't find any. besides kroil, what's the best alternative that you used to adjust the front sight drum? and if kroil is the best option anybody know any retail stores that carry it? TIA In lieu of Kroil, look for a quality penetrating oil such as PB Blaster or Liquid Wrench Penetrating Oil (Liquid Wrench makes a few different products). Auto parts stores often stock this stuff, as do hardware stores. WD-40 is not a penetrating oil. |
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welp, i definitely have the chinese one. where is the best to get a new tool?
i bought this at autozone on friday to try it. no dice so far. pb blaster |
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welp, i definitely have the chinese one. where is the best to get a new tool? i bought this at autozone on friday to try it. no dice so far. pb blaster Saturate it and give it several days to work. |
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since i need a new one. is this one good to go?
front sight tool |
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