[ARCHIVED THREAD] - M70AB2 Recoil Spring Assembly Clean-up Question

Posted: 12/7/2006 6:35:51 PM EDT

Field stripped my M70AB2 for the first time to clean and I noticed the Recoil Spring Assembly is covered in an opaque petroleum jelly-like goo. The space where the Recoil Spring Assembly slides into the Bolt Carrier has this goo in there too.

Should I completely clean the Recoil Spring Assembly and Bolt Carrier to remove this goo (and re-lube) or leave it be?

At first I thought it was cosmoline but I recall cosmoline is usually gold/brown in color. This stuff looks like Vaseline.

Posted: 12/7/2006 8:41:22 PM EDT

[#1]

It's most likley Cosmoline, just clean it up and re-lube

Posted: 12/8/2006 10:52:13 AM EDT

[#2]

Quoted:
Field stripped my M70AB2 for the first time to clean and I noticed the Recoil Spring Assembly is covered in an opaque petroleum jelly-like goo. The space where the Recoil Spring Assembly slides into the Bolt Carrier has this goo in there too.

Should I completely clean the Recoil Spring Assembly and Bolt Carrier to remove this goo (and re-lube) or leave it be?

At first I thought it was cosmoline but I recall cosmoline is usually gold/brown in color. This stuff looks like Vaseline.

I would.

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - M70AB2 Recoil Spring Assembly Clean-up Question

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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - M70AB2 Recoil Spring Assembly Clean-up Question