Buttstock removal

GM4spd · April 21, 2011, 08:41

I have ruined one buttstock tool already---the only way I am going to
get the original maranyl stock off is to cut it. Where would be the best
place to cut to gain access to the buttplate nut and get it off? Pete

**W.E.G.** · April 21, 2011, 09:10

I think I would get a piece of steel bar, and fashion screwdriver that I could hammer on before I would try cutting the stock off.

If you bugger the steel bar, you can just grind it back to size, and keep banging and twisting until it lets go.

If the nut is really siezed, the recoil tube will probably let go from the upper receiver, and you can unscrew the whole tube from it.

**def90** · April 21, 2011, 09:24

Give it a good soaking with WD40 or breakfree.. Pour it down the opening for the recoil tube from the strike plate opening and let it sit for a couple hours then get a screwdriver with a big ass blade on it and crack it open.

one hand clapping · April 21, 2011, 10:46

KROIL---
I use a 19" breaker bar on tough to move stuff. Get an extension and a large hex shaft flathead screwdriver. place in socket of right size and apply torque.
Lower is in BIG vise and occasionaly I will have one of my son's push down on the tool while I turn to keep it "in the grove".,kinda like marvin gay.
Good luck.
OHC

BC · April 22, 2011, 01:12

Quote:

Originally posted by GM4spd
I have ruined one buttstock tool already---the only way I am going to
get the original maranyl stock off is to cut it.

I don't understand. Did you use a home made stock tool? Does L1A1 require a different stock tool?

**angusmac** · April 22, 2011, 20:29

Quote:

Originally posted by one hand clapping
KROIL---
I use a 19" breaker bar on tough to move stuff. Get an extension and a large hex shaft flathead screwdriver. place in socket of right size and apply torque.
Lower is in BIG vise and occasionaly I will have one of my son's push down on the tool while I turn to keep it "in the grove".,kinda like marvin gay.
Good luck.
OHC

I used to use that stuff servicing typewriters and it works great on everything else!

the bad lieutenant · April 08, 2012, 08:39

I'm a mechanic... and I read this thread and thought "I can finally chime in on the FAl files and give some good advice.... looks like one hand clapping beat me to it.... hit it w/ some kroil and it will let go for sure... that stuff is magic

JGJ · April 08, 2012, 19:01

I will most definitely second trying Sili Kroil for a penetrating oil. That stuff is the best product I've ever used when it comes to that need.

PauloB · April 09, 2012, 08:03

Those butt plate nuts can be a real bear to get off. The threads are fine, so it takes just a small amount of dirt/grime to lock them up. My recoil tube came off at the lower receiver, then after repeated cycles of PB Blaster and a torch with the tube locked in a vise, the nut finally broke with a breaker bar.

April 21, 2011, 08:41	#1
GM4spd Registered Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 36767 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Thousand Oaks,CA Posts: 460	Buttstock removal I have ruined one buttstock tool already---the only way I am going to get the original maranyl stock off is to cut it. Where would be the best place to cut to gain access to the buttplate nut and get it off? Pete __________________ ENTREPRISE Brit L1A1/65 Enfield,my FAL accuracy-8/10 hits@400,ball ammo, issue sights,torso silhouette

April 21, 2011, 09:10	#2
W.E.G. Administrator Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 1211 Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Virginia Posts: 31,056	I think I would get a piece of steel bar, and fashion screwdriver that I could hammer on before I would try cutting the stock off. If you bugger the steel bar, you can just grind it back to size, and keep banging and twisting until it lets go. If the nut is really siezed, the recoil tube will probably let go from the upper receiver, and you can unscrew the whole tube from it. __________________ . . . Ask me about the Mason-Dixon FAL Collectors Association.

April 21, 2011, 09:24	#3
def90 Old Fart Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 50609 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: The Peoples' Republic of Boulder, Colorado Posts: 8,864	Give it a good soaking with WD40 or breakfree.. Pour it down the opening for the recoil tube from the strike plate opening and let it sit for a couple hours then get a screwdriver with a big ass blade on it and crack it open. __________________ There is no theory of evolution, just a list of creatures Chuck Norris allows to live. Public libraries cannot let the public decide what is allowed in the library, or it would be brimming with pornography and gun magazines.

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April 21, 2011, 10:46	#4
one hand clapping Registered FALaholic #: 35299 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: WV mountains Posts: 3,973	KROIL--- I use a 19" breaker bar on tough to move stuff. Get an extension and a large hex shaft flathead screwdriver. place in socket of right size and apply torque. Lower is in BIG vise and occasionaly I will have one of my son's push down on the tool while I turn to keep it "in the grove".,kinda like marvin gay. Good luck. OHC

April 08, 2012, 08:39	#7
the bad lieutenant Registered FALaholic #: 64220 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 42	I'm a mechanic... and I read this thread and thought "I can finally chime in on the FAl files and give some good advice.... looks like one hand clapping beat me to it.... hit it w/ some kroil and it will let go for sure... that stuff is magic

April 08, 2012, 19:01	#8
JGJ Registered Contributor FALaholic #: 63398 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: California Posts: 133	I will most definitely second trying Sili Kroil for a penetrating oil. That stuff is the best product I've ever used when it comes to that need.

April 09, 2012, 08:03	#9
PauloB Registered Contributor FALaholic #: 65467 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 264	Those butt plate nuts can be a real bear to get off. The threads are fine, so it takes just a small amount of dirt/grime to lock them up. My recoil tube came off at the lower receiver, then after repeated cycles of PB Blaster and a torch with the tube locked in a vise, the nut finally broke with a breaker bar.