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Mag. Tube Removal S&W 1000

TRAP55TRAP55 Member Posts: 8,270 ✭✭✭
edited May 2004 in Ask the Experts
I got the locknut backed off but can't get the tube to budge. It looks like some kind of sealer is on the threads. I'm afraid to try heat on it because of the alloy reciever. Any Ideas?

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    bobskibobski Member Posts: 17,868 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    those things are installed at the factory. its a 35.00 mistake if you bend it or break it. ive seen guys twist the b-jesus out of em and just replace the tube. good luck!

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    TRAP55TRAP55 Member Posts: 8,270 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I'm replacing the bad one that came on it. Some idiot shot it without the piston shock absorber and it beat the tube until it swelled out and won't let the gun cycle.

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    hotshot18hotshot18 Member Posts: 325 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The threads are sealed with Lock Tite. I soak
    the receiver and tube in mineral spirits. Then
    remove the tube with a magazine removal tool I
    bought from Brownell`s. Works every time.
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    bobskibobski Member Posts: 17,868 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    looks like you owe shotshot18 a thanks![:)] i sold all my 1000s's. 12 and 20's too. great guns. they even had AAA select crotch wood but im a lefty and those RH palm swells drove me crazy!
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    TRAP55TRAP55 Member Posts: 8,270 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hotshot, how long did you have to soak it? Is that tool the one that looks like a strap wrench?

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    bobskibobski Member Posts: 17,868 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    strap wrench ...thats the one i use.
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    hotshot18hotshot18 Member Posts: 325 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    TRAP55

    Soaking it overnite will usually do the trick.

    The wrench I have was mfg. by Menck. It is not
    a strap type wrench. I purchased it from Brownell`s
    two years ago. It consists of two metal bars that
    clamp to the mag. tube from opposite sides. It
    gives all the controlled pressure needed to break
    loose even the most stubborn tube without damage.
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