T8 stuck on barrell

pugw

Got a bit of a shock when I coldnt take of my t8 mod at the weekend, its stuck to the barrell, never had a problem with it before, have been cleaning the gun after every use but hadn't removed the mod for a good while! Tried undoing the bushen and pouring wd40 in where the mod meets the barrel but still couldnt get it off even using a vice! Has this happened to anyone before ? Any ideas what would get it off? Was thinking of heating the mod with a torch and seeing if that would free it.

vapour_trail

Get a bucket or something that is higher than the length of the mod. Fill it up with diesel and position the barrel pointing down in it so the threads get to soak completely. Leave it over night and that should do it. It worked on a friends gun and the mod was almost welded on !

Tawny Owl

If it was me I would shoot a load of shots as quickley as possible,which will warm the gun, then try and remove it.Might work.;)

pugw

Thanks lads will try the above in reverse order!

One shot on kill

Now I know why they say don't store the gun with the mod on.

I suppose you could heat it but I'd be very carefull with the barrel getting to hot. Try soaking it or letting some sort of oil seep into the treads a couple of times.

Not sure if it will work on the mod but sometimes if you can get a squeeze tighter it with just free it enough to take it of.

aaakev

Before you hear it externally try heat it by shooting a few rounds through it an see if you can get it off

Cass

When not in use the mod should not be on the gun (lesson well learned at this stage).

No mater how clean the rifle or threading is, the mod will stick if there is not some lubricant applied before the mod. In future use a copper grease on the threads of the rifle before attaching the mod, It provides lubrication and as copper grease has a much higher heat tolerance it will not allow the mod to get so tightly stuck on.

Another reason is the crown can become pitted with the mod constantly on. This will affect accuracy over time.

As above i'd try firing 3-5 shots rapidly and then use brute force or an oil filter ratchet. If that fails try the diesel suggestion (never used it myself) but not if the barrel is blued. It will destroy the bluing. If all else fails it's a trip to a gunsmith to have it removed.

TriggerPL

I wouldn't be two quick to put it in diesel mow fire shots til you can't touch it and get welding gloves and try and take it off.

wildcatares22

like tawneyowl said a few quick shots actually does work, happened to me and that is what got it off in the end.

kinelly

Very same happened to my friends blued barrel with a T8. I got a gallon can of WD40, cut a hole in can and stood the gun upright with mod in the can. Left it for a few days and it came off really easy. Wd40 had no reaction with the bluing on the barrel. You will have to shake the bejaysus out of the mod to empty it though The wd40 was still clean enough to use again for other jobs too.

Cass

Was only thinking about this today as a mate called me with a similar issue.

@ OP - Did ya get it off?

Grizzly 45

If you have a deep fat fryer..Fry up for yourself a feed of chips,and pop the mod into the deep fat fryer oil:eek::p.[So long as there are no plastic/rubber parts in the internals] this is hot enough to start loosening the gunk in the threads,and its veggie oil so it isnt corrosive or damaging to the finish either,which when hot becomes pretty thin and will penetrate as well..
This also works well to break thread locking compounds like loctite and what not.
One of the lads posting here had this problem a couple of years ago and apprently sorted it like this.

Other choice could be get a hot air paint stripper heat gun[NOT a blow torch!] .They will heat up the metal but not hot enough to start warping or changing the structure of the metal.

Tawny Owl

Just woundering any joy on removing the Mod yet.

pugw

HAven't got down home since lads, will e down this weekend and hope to get sorted! Have been told that my crown may be ****ed but it's a hardy wee gun so hoping she will be ok! Thanks for all posts will update when I get it done

FISMA

I suppose shooting a few rounds quickly and seeing if you can get the mod off is not much of a problem.

However, if it does not work, I would try low heat to warm up the mod, like Grizz said.

You want the mod to expand before the barrel/threads to help in removal. Heating the barrel first expands the barrel/threads in to the mod.

As some of the other posters have mentioned, heating the barrel has been shown to work. It is of course the "weld" between barrel and mod that you are trying to break.

Again, if shooting does not work, I would try applying heat to the mod first and continually attempting to remove. A nice oil wrench like Cass said sounds good too.

4200fps

Use a stilson lol. Seriously you will not alone weld a mod to your rifle leaving it on but rot the muzzle away. Your muzzle is your rifle many forget. Give mod a few taps enough not to kink it and give wee turn clockwise then ant-clockwise to unscrew. Heating your barrel up will expand the threads making it tighter unless you can heat the mod but its only the baffels and outer body of mod thats going to get hot if you fire shots through it. If Mine wouldn't come off after all this I would get a thick piece of cloth and wrap it around mod and use a stilson. Last resort I guess

pugw

Got sorted lads soaked the barrell/mod in parafin then jerked it back and forth and gave it a decent twist and away it came! Seems to be shooting decent aswel only got to fire 3 shots in not perfect conditions so wont know until next week! Thanks for all the info / suggestions!

One shot on kill

pugw wrote: »

Got sorted lads soaked the barrell/mod in parafin then jerked it back and forth and gave it a decent twist and away it came! Seems to be shooting decent aswel only got to fire 3 shots in not perfect conditions so wont know until next week! Thanks for all the info / suggestions!

Delighted to hear it went well lad hopefully you get better results when you get out properly.