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Posted: 10/23/2012 10:36:24 AM EDT
| I noticed that my new 10/63 has a very loose piston. Like I can turn it almost a full turn in each direction. My other 10/63 wobbles a little but is not this loose. Will this cause any issues? |
| It should wobble but NOT TURN. There is supposed to be a pin right through the piston & carrier - yours is either missing the pin or the pin sheared off at both ends. Have it fixed ASAP (make sure it still has the wobble after the fix though - ask me how I know that). |
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century removes the romanian piston and puts in a US made one for 922r...they usually screw it in and tack weld it. OP- DO NOT WELD!!! That is a completely F****D UP way of doing it!!! If true, then F*** Century - they deserve a bad reputation for shoddy work like that. OP: its not difficult to pin these and you will have the satisfaction of knowing your workmanshop blow Century Arms out of the water. I'll see if I can find a DIY link for you. FOUND IT! It is pinned at the top of this page - the build it yerself page: http://www.ar15.com/forums/f_4/51_Build_It_Yourself.html |
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I also saw youtube vids on it. Problem is I have no idea what size pin to use. The hole in the carrier is pretty big compared to the hole on my other AK. Also don't have the tools to do it. No grinders, no drill bits strong enough. May make more sense to buy a complete unit.
I can't mess with it till the weekend. |
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After buying a few bits & borrowing a hammer drill I drilled the holes & used a AR15 trigger guard pin & pounded that into the hole & ground off the ends. Works fine now. Range tested it today. Thanks for the update & congrats - your work is clearly supperior to CAI. Q. - did you leave in some play or wobble in the piston? This is usually critical to proper functioning. |
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