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Posted: 11/1/2005 6:23:07 AM EDT
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I have had this suppressor for several months now, and I like it just fine. However, I cannot get it disassembled for cleaning, and I know it probably needs it bad. I've got the disassembly tool for it, but the tool is just a hex nut with little prongs welded on to fit in the ports on top of the suppressor. I don't have a vise at home and I can't get it unscrewed. What am I doing wrong? What do I need to do? |
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www.tacticalinc.com/pages/suptac22cdi.html I think without a vise your SOL. Got a propane torch? try a little heat on the tube near the end cap.. |
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First off, call Craig Wheatly as he is the manufacturer of the suppressors. Using the TAC DRIVER is easy...Getting two of them is the best way, but you can still do it with one. If you have shot the heck out of the suppressor, then soaking overnight in WD40 might be a good idea to help you the first time. Place one Tac driver into a vice and clamp it there. Place the suppressor rear endcap down into the Tac driver thats in the vice. Get a rubber strap wrench  Twist until the rear enncap breaks loose. Turn the suppressor over and repeat the process. Now that you have the endcaps off of the suppressor, you need to remove the baffles. You get a 3/4 inch dia. dowell rod thats a bit longer than the suppressor and you hold the suppressor in one hand and insert the dowell into the can and tap the baffles. Tap them from each side until they come loose. Clean and reinstall them and coat them with Permatex Anti-Seize lubricant before reinstalling them. See THIS thread to learn more. |
| I read a post somewhere about heating it to loosen the lead which has pretty much soldered it shut and then using the endcap tool. Mine was a pain in the butt to get apart but with a strap wrench an the tool we finally got it. The baffels were a pain to get out though. |
| What I read the guy heated it with torch for a couple of seconds right at the endcap. I don't think I would feel comfortable with that myself.... Sounds like a last ditch effort. He must have never cleaned it and put a several thousands of rounds through it to get to that point. Still, Lead melts at a about 600 degrees and aluminium melts at about 1200 so I guess it could be done as a last resort. |
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