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Picked this up a few weeks agoâ¦.in great condition except cannot remove grips or barrel nut

waiting on the ratchet strap to try getting the grips offâ¦in preparation trying to remove barrel but the ba nut will not budge

used small vise grips on the wrench T handle for mor leverage, bent the handleâ¦can be seen in the picture

hoping someone has suggestions

thanks

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May 29, 2023 - 11:21 am

just found this threadâ¦.good ideas, will report results

https://www.danwessonforum.com/forum/reloading/barrelshroud-and-grip-removalreinstall-video/

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May 29, 2023 - 11:35 pm

The bonehead previous owner probably used loctite. Ugh ðÂ

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May 30, 2023 - 9:54 am

i talked to mike0251 on the phoneâ¦.he did the post on putting the long bolt thru the barrel with the stripped barrel nut

my barrel nut was still functional so i soaked in liquid wrench for a couple hours then used the DW bolt wrench with 5/8 impact driver

came right offâ¦.thanks Mike!

Nowâ¦just have to get the grips offâ¦.getting the ratchet strap today, will report back

worst case will just cut them off.

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May 30, 2023 - 6:03 pm

Success is sweet!

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May 30, 2023 - 7:54 pm

Got the pachmyer grips offâ¦no, the tie down ratchet strap did not work

heavy duty exacto knifeâ¦.wow, those pachmyer grips are really tough, was extremely difficult cutting off

now for the next project.

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May 30, 2023 - 8:18 pm

Glad to hear, that gives hope to others with this malady. Sorry you had to ruin the Pachy's, not sure if the grip could have been twisted a little side to side on the post as that works with a stuck rad hoses to get them off.

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May 30, 2023 - 8:25 pm

They would not come offâ¦lots of liquids wrench, heat gun, ratchet strapâ¦thought the strap would break

when cutting off, thought they were glued onâ¦.the gun looks new

Guess thatâs what 40+ years will doâ¦.so strange

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May 30, 2023 - 8:59 pm

Probably years of cleaners/oils that seeped under it softened the rubber and made it glue like. Well they can still be found reasonably on ebay.

Nice gun, glad it didn't get marred in the process.

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Wow what a story, I feel lucky that I haven't had to go to those extremes so far. Congrats on your perseverance, you WON! occasion

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Charger Fan said
Wow what a story, I feel lucky that I haven't had to go to those extremes so far. Congrats on your perseverance, you WON!

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Actually the grip was extremely hardâ¦.just seemed like it was glued on

The gun had not been handled much in all those yearsâ¦just sat in a safe were the grips became petrifiedÂ

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May 31, 2023 - 4:50 am

So did the barrel appear to have locktite used?

Technically, the glass is always full; half liquid, half air....

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rwsem said
So did the barrel appear to have locktite used?

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Noâ¦.barrel was perfectly clean. No idea why it was stuck so hard

now it appears perfectly normal

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May 31, 2023 - 6:49 am

at this point cutting the grip off â¦amazing still would not budge

had to go to a large super sharp benchmade knife

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May 31, 2023 - 3:41 pm

wow

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May 31, 2023 - 8:24 pm

I'm wondering if anyone has tried to use compressed aid to remove a stuck grip? I have used air to remove motorcycle grips that are stuck on, just use a small nozzle and work it under the grip. And fill with air.....Â

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May 31, 2023 - 9:28 pm

I had a stuck barrel nut on a 15â BA I had recently bought. Nothing worked so I sent it to DW and they could not get it off either without destroying the barrel, but Bob salvaged the shroud. Â Still looking for a replacement 15â barrel. Â Glad yours came off!

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bikeridertim said
I'm wondering if anyone has tried to use compressed aid to remove a stuck grip? I have used air to remove motorcycle grips that are stuck on, just use a small nozzle and work it under the grip. And fill with air.....Â

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i tried 150 psi compressed air â¦. now that i know hard the grip material was, itâs understandable why compressed air would not work