I'm having a hell of a time with my Colt. The nut does not want to come loose. I've been soaking it with Militec oil but it wont budge.
Which is better, the freezer or a torch?
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I'm having a hell of a time with my Colt. The nut does not want to come loose. I've been soaking it with Militec oil but it wont budge.
Which is better, the freezer or a torch?
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Not sure how much effect Militec is going to have. If you can't get Kroil Oil, Liquid Wrench has worked well for me.
As for freezer or torch - I myself try to be careful with the application of heat, but it can help with loctite. I don't like putting stuff in the freezer, as I get condensation as soon as I take it out - just my 2 cents.
<Edit:> like gotm4 said, just found some mention of using freezing per this thread:
https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=3864
Last edited by notorious_ar15; 09-12-10 at 18:52.
Many times Colts are insanely tight.
Freezing works better than heat. Heat just makes the aluminum receiver expand tighter in the steel barrel nut. Aluminum expands faster than steel.
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Yeah, I went old school (wood) without a real receiver block and just my luck it cracked at the ejection port. After that I went medieval in the vice but it still wont budge.
I'm going to the VTAC hand guards so I have the new ring assembly/barrel nut. I think my bolt cutters will fit over the delta ring.
Last edited by CENTCOM_Survivor; 09-12-10 at 20:55.
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Just to piggyback on what the other guys have said, I'd only apply heat if you have reason to believe, or reasonable suspicion, that there is locktite involved. If it's a factory Colt then this is unlikely. I also wouldn't proceed with any of this without some kind of purpose-build upper receiver block.
I had a hell of a time with an LMT nut years ago and after injuring myself and breaking a GI barrel wrench, I put it in the freezer overnight and the next day it popped right off. FWIW, in the case of the LMT I don't think they used any kind of anti-seize and then torqued the hell out of the nut.
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