Have the spanner nut off. It won't budge. Afraid I will break it if I force it. Any thoughts, Ted
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Thought about freezing it to shrink the metal. What will the wood do?I’d probably try tapping it forward lightly with a rubber mallet.
Probably not contract as much as the metal, if at all. It’s worth a try, IMO.Thought about freezing it to shrink the metal. What will the wood do?
I wish I had this advice a few year ago.I have done this many times. I leave the castle nut on at the top of the threads to protect the threads. Then I use a socket that fits loosely and tap the nut. Unthread a little, tap, unthread a little, tap.. That will get you 1/2 to 3/4 inches of the way. If the wood is already split along the top, like most are I use a large flat blade screwdriver to lightly spread the wood by twisting the screwdriver and pulling on the action bars. Usually that's enough to get the most stubborn ones. The worst one I put the action bars in a vise so that it gripped the bars on the tops and bottoms, like if it where installed in the receiver ,not the sides so it pinches them together. And then used that flat blade screwdriver to pry the wood up a little , then lower it in the vise, and pry some more. A little at a time. Never damaged any wood, or bent the bars either way.
The plastic ones always seem tougher to me too remove than the wood.
Did you get the forearm off?Thanks guys for the advice.
Got it off this morning after the DampRid treatment!!Did you get the forearm off?