La Rue Rail Removal

[bbhuang]

I purchased an upper from BCM with a La Rue rail installed. I'd like to swap the La Rue rail with a spare DD rail I have and reuse the La Rue on a different upper at a later time.

However, I can't remove the handguard nut that attaches the rail to the barrel nut. Instead I tore my strap wrench. I've installed a La Rue rail before and I didn't have this much trouble removing the handguard nut when I was aligning the rail. Is there anything peculiar about BCM's installation of the rail or anything I could do to loosen the handguard nut?

[Zim]

Did you make sure to unscrew the two bolts that hold the handguard nut onto the handguard?

[bbhuang]

I did.

[Zim]

Could it have been loctited? Were you spinning it the right way?

[Iraqgunz]

It's probably just tight. They do not use Loc-tite or anything strange.

[bbhuang]

Could it have been loctited? Were you spinning it the right way?

I believe so; counter-clockwise, correct? I hope I didn't have a brain fart and miss something obvious.

It's probably just tight. They do not use Loc-tite or anything strange.

I was using a strap wrench from Harbor Freight. The rubber flaked off and never seemed to get a grip on the nut. Is there a more resilient one with a better grip that you suggest?