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Posted: 10/19/2002 7:55:14 PM EDT
| I need help getting the stock off an AR15 (Colt) post-ban. I've gotten it down to the spring tube, but I can't get the tube to budge. Any suggestions? |
No foolin'! you'll only forget about that spring and detent ONCE (belive me! I've searched high and low for the parts too... found the detent about 4 months after I orderd 3 spares) Use the GI armorers tool if you have it, instead of the Cresent Wrench™ |
| The best thing to use is one of those flexible wrenches. I forget the technical name but it is a band of hard rubber on a holder. You can get a large one and a small one down at Sears for less than $20. You see them advertised on TV a lot. They are great for the tubes. You can put a lot of pressure on the tube without hurting anything. I had an Oly with an impossible tube on the receiver. The band wrench was the only thing that got it off. |
After you swap out buffer tubes, order a lower vise block for future use. |
| Thanks guys, I got it. I should have paid more attention to what you all said about the buffer retainer pin and spring though. I'll be looking for it here in a minute. I just didn't want to twist too hard before, thinking I might break something, but a cresent wrench worked great! |
I wonder if those DC area recruits would hire out to search for a buffer spring? I've got a couple of armorers wrenches. A 6-8" adjustable wrench works fine for removal. I use the armorers wrench for barrels and buffer torquing. |
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