I have tried several time to get the gas valve system apart with no luck. It seems I can't get a good grip and torque on the little tools they include. I have about 1750 rounds through it and would like to clean it thouroughly. Any ideas on loosening it up and extra tools that have worked getting this thing apart?
It's not on the Cole site anymore, but they probably still have them. Another shade tree gunsmith trick is to wrap a cloth around the barrel to protect it. Put a set of vise grips on one nut and another on the top nut and then rotate the top nut. Do not over tighten the vise grips and be careful not to scratch the barrel.
Make sure you put either some greese or anti sieze on the threads before putting the gas nuts back on. Do the same thing for the threads of the magazine cap.
I use a Wondersocket and I like it. http://www.wondersocket.com/
NOTE: This is not the same thing that is sold under the name of "Wondersocket" at Lowe's or Home Depot. This one is especially designed for the 391. Click the link above!
It works with a 1/4" rachet, and I think it must be easier to use than Cole's wrench, which has a sliding T-bar. Of course, you need the rachet to go with it.
Breaking the lock nut loose the first time should not require a special socket, though. I didn't have much trouble with mine, using the factory wrenches (junk) but if yours are too tight for that I should think the vicegrips would do the job.
I saw it at a table that Suggs set up at a big SC shoot. It looks like a Wonder Socket with a short shaft in the center, that would go down into the tube that the nuts screw onto. That should help hold it in place as you screw off the .....whatever you call it - you know, the part that takes a lot of screwing off........ I started to buy one, but then I looked at the price tag...............
I can second the wordersocket option as an excellent choice. I was unable to remove mine until I tried it. Even with the socket I had a hell of a time the first time but, now after applying anti-seize, it is not a problem.
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