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Posted: 1/24/2003 7:06:08 AM EDT
| I am preparing to swap barrels between two new uppers, the M-16 manual reccomends molibdinum disulfide grease for the barrel threads, and I am unable to find any locally. What grease are you using on these threads? Brand name and supplier info would be appreciated. |
| The old factory Colt shop manual says to use anti-seize compound. Its readily available at any decent auto-parts store. It is commonly used on steel spark plugs going into aluminum cylinder heads. I have used it numerous times and with no disasembly problems what so ever. |
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Well, I was going to use my choke tube lube but I figured while I was placing my order for the Armorer's Action Block and Armorer's Wrench, I may as well order the Moly-Slide paste that they sell and say they use in their shop. I've got enough of the stuff to lube nearly anything I want for a long time to come. |
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You can purchase a 14 oz. tube of Aeroshell Grease No. 17 from www.oil-store.com for only $9.09. It is a 5% Molybdenum Disulfide Grease that meets MIL-G-21164D specifications. This is the same spec grease listed in Appendix D of the US Marine Corps Technical Manual for the M16A2 rifle. When I ordered last year the price was a little lower, but they only charged me $4 shipping. This is enough grease for several lifetimes of rebarreling your AR's. Buy a tube and split it with your friends. |
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Quoted: I had heard that any cheap Molybdenum disulfide grease was suitable... now I'm not so sure. Do we really need an anti-sieze product or will a dab of Moly-D do the trick? Swede Come on people, moly-D is just fine. If you have some exotic high priced special lube, fine. If not, go to your nearest auto parts store... |
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Quoted: Quoted: I had heard that any cheap Molybdenum disulfide grease was suitable... now I'm not so sure. Do we really need an anti-sieze product or will a dab of Moly-D do the trick? Swede Come on people, moly-D is just fine. If you have some exotic high priced special lube, fine. If not, go to your nearest auto parts store... Great big Roger on that. People, don't make it more than it is. All you're trying to do is screw a steel piece to an aluminum piece W/o galling or stripping the threads. It ain't rocket science.[:D] |
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