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Post by smokepolehall on Jan 31, 2015 22:13:19 GMT -5
Live n learn for sure.I put antiseize on liners threads & snugged it up in BP. After 45 shots i figured i would clean my NEF, as the group sizes i have been shooting were not all that great. I pull BP & put hex wrench into vent & it was so stuck, it stripped the hex key corners & also the Vents corners. So i did search here found where the Tork driver of proper size may do the trick. I hammered it in got vice grips clamped tight. Put ratchet & socket on & went at it. It broke free & i trash canned it. I will put a new Lehigh vent liner into BP in the morning.
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Post by 10ga on Jan 31, 2015 22:35:25 GMT -5
anti seize and ptfe tape is my SOP for both vent and plug.
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Post by dans on Feb 1, 2015 10:59:04 GMT -5
+1 10 ga. I use the white tape on the vent liners, pink on the breech plugs. Since I started using tape plus a touch of anti seize on both the breech plug and the vent liner I have not stuck any.
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Post by cowhunter on Feb 1, 2015 12:43:52 GMT -5
I always thought the Lehigh got stuck easily because it had so many threads, so I went back to the original vent liner. Now I use the "permanent" bush plug -- meaning I don't care if the bushing gets stuck.
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Post by Richard on Feb 1, 2015 13:49:17 GMT -5
I have shot many, many thousands of shots thru my Sav/PN and Rem?PN and only use the silver anti-sieze on the vent liner threads with no sticking problems. First of all, don't crank them in as tight as you can. I just snug mine in. #2, do use a quality hex head wrench and keep it square to the vent. I lock my plug in my vise (with aluminum jaw inserts) and then use a T-handle wrench. I lean my 190 lbs. against the T-handle and begin to twist (on and off , on and off) until it breaks free. In the event that does not break it loose (I have removed several vents for members here) fire up you Berns-O-Matic torch and put some heat to it...........It will break loose. DON'T twist until you strip it!
You say 45 shots? Were these shot all at one time at the range and then when you brought the gun home it would not come out or............were these shot fired over a period of time whereupon you finally tried to remove the vent? It does make a big difference......heat, cool, moisture etc.! Just my $0.02
Richard
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Post by smokepolehall on Feb 1, 2015 18:52:02 GMT -5
I have shot many, many thousands of shots thru my Sav/PN and Rem?PN and only use the silver anti-sieze on the vent liner threads with no sticking problems. First of all, don't crank them in as tight as you can. I just snug mine in. #2, do use a quality hex head wrench and keep it square to the vent. I lock my plug in my vise (with aluminum jaw inserts) and then use a T-handle wrench. I lean my 190 lbs. against the T-handle and begin to twist (on and off , on and off) until it breaks free. In the event that does not break it loose (I have removed several vents for members here) fire up you Berns-O-Matic torch and put some heat to it...........It will break loose. DON'T twist until you strip it! You say 45 shots? Were these shot all at one time at the range and then when you brought the gun home it would not come out or............were these shot fired over a period of time whereupon you finally tried to remove the vent? It does make a big difference......heat, cool, moisture etc.! Just my $0.02 Richard I had the silver antiseize as you. I did as you asked i shot some here & there over couple of weeks. I also snugged it too much. I will keep on learning, thx |
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Post by tar12 on Feb 2, 2015 18:38:30 GMT -5
Make sure that you not only anti-seize the threads but also the back of the screw head and the concave portion of the plug where the backside of the screw head mates. This IMO is the number one cause of stuck vents.
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Post by dwhunter on Feb 4, 2015 11:51:14 GMT -5
Make sure that you not only anti-seize the threads but also the back of the screw head and the concave portion of the plug where the backside of the screw head mates. This IMO is the number one cause of stuck vents. Exactly right! And only slightly snug to tighten it ain't a tire lug. Breechplug is a different story. |
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Post by dannoboone on Feb 4, 2015 18:19:46 GMT -5
What Tar12 said +2!
Once had one in which torque on the allen wrench was
between 30-45* when it "popped" loose. Then read the
suggestion to make sure there is anti-seize on the
back side of the screw head.....no more problems,
even with a load left in for around 8 months, and
the vent on that load had around a dozen practice
shots through it after assembly.
I also hand hold the BP while installing the vent.
Pretty hard to get it too tight that way.
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