Hi guys,

I am trying to remove my 'adjustable' stock from my AR.

The problem I am having is removing the tube from the lower.

Is there anyway to get this off without a spanner wrench?

I am sure in NJ its loctited on.

I am going to put a regular buttstock on it.

Any advice on how to get this tube off?

I took the spring and buffer out BTW..

I doubt you'll be able to get off the castle nut (receiver extension nut) without a spanner wrench. I'm sure someone can lend you one though (and they are fairly inexpensive). That plus a little heat should do the trick.

Hair dryer heat, or blow torch heat?

Do you think they sell the spanners at HD?

where in NNJ are you. you can borrow mine.

I just removed the stock from my Stag m8 and the castle nut was staked. I have a hammerhead rifle tool which accepts a half inch drive ratchet.I used a breaker bar to muscle the castle nut off.There was no locktite.I never would have been able to remove it without the spanner.

It is a bitch. The castle nut on my Colt Match Target would have never come off without that spanner tool.

Definitely a bit more heat then a blow dryer. I wouldn't say necessarily a blow torch, but going back and forth on the nut with a lighter for a few seconds at a time would work.

where in NNJ are you. you can borrow mine.

im in wallington, if you feel like stopping by sometime this weekend before sunday. i have the wrench and enough tools to take anything apart.

Pipe wrench?

Pipe wrench?

 

 

That'll probably work, but you won't be showing off your pristine castle nut to your friends. I would imagine a pipe wrench would do a number on the finish. I wouldn't think a new one would cost much though.

I'm in the same boat. I want to change the stock on my 556 so Ill be removing the stock,buffer tube etc.... When reading online everyone keeps saying i need one of these.

 

http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=1688 ... OCK_WRENCH

If you're close to me, I have one of those wrenches. Let me know if you want to borrow it.