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Posted: 9/9/2005 5:07:43 PM EDT
I should be done finishing my Ironwood set next week. How do I change the gas tube in the upper handguard?
 Second question: What about the little "ears" on the gas tube that fit into the recesses in the HG? |
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Posted: 9/9/2005 6:02:02 PM EDT
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Grab the gas tube and twist the wood off. It shouldn't matter which way you twist it off. You may have to pad the gas tube and put it in a vise to get the wood off. I usually use a 10" adjustable wrench on the flats of the gas tube and twist the wood off by hand.
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Posted: 9/9/2005 6:36:14 PM EDT
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Is there a trick to re-install it in the new wood? |
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Posted: 9/9/2005 8:53:25 PM EDT
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Just as simple as reversing the process. Only one thing, make sure you have the handguard seated against the gas tube before you try to reinstall it. I have seen more than one broken handguard because guys have tried to rotate the handguard and didn't have it all the way on the gas tube.
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Posted: 9/10/2005 3:17:39 AM EDT
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Thanks Dale.
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Posted: 9/13/2005 6:54:55 PM EDT
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OOps! It a spring thingy and not attached.
 Got it off. 
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Posted: 9/13/2005 7:03:38 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/13/2005 7:29:40 PM EDT
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