thehunteriam
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Post by thehunteriam on Sept 10, 2013 12:18:12 GMT -5
I would like to refinish a Stevens 94F. It is basically set up exactly like a Savage 24 but with a single 20 gauge barrel. All went well until I tried with a big screwdriver to remove the stock bolt. It is completely stuck. Not stripped, just no budge. I padded a machine vice to hold the receiver and even with 2 hands and my weight behind it no go. I am afraid anything more and I may snap or crack the stock at the wrist. Any ideas? This is my wife's hunting gun and I want to surprise her with a refinishing. She has mentioned I should in the near past lol. Help!
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Post by bigkelly on Sept 11, 2013 8:25:29 GMT -5
SOAK THE STOCK BOLT HOLE WITH PENTRATING OIL---FILL IT UP AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
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Post by thehunteriam on Sept 11, 2013 8:48:50 GMT -5
SOAK THE STOCK BOLT HOLE WITH PENTRATING OIL---FILL IT UP AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE I worry that would soak into the wood itself, possibly weakening the wood as such is the case on those old surplus military stocks. Could that happen? I know a replacement stock would cost about what we paid for the gun itself... |
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Post by captcapsize on Sept 11, 2013 20:00:03 GMT -5
After giving this some thought, if it were me I would apply enough torque to either break it loose or snap the bolt off. Of course then you stand the chance of stripping the slot out. It that case you are done trying to remove the stock in one piece. The best option is to finish the stock while mounted to the recvr. Just be careful when you get close to the metal.
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Post by txbob on Sept 11, 2013 21:15:26 GMT -5
Find a long square shank screwdriver remove the handle,find a impact socket that the screwdriver shank will fit in attach it to an impact wrench. The impact and turning at the same time will usually break the screw loose. In the Navy we used this method to
remove screws in the wing panels of the F-4 that had been over-stressed by to much G forces it works on rusted screws also. or you can try Aircraft Tool Supply AT540A 10" Screw Knocker & Nut Buster
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thehunteriam
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Post by thehunteriam on Sept 12, 2013 18:01:48 GMT -5
Yeah not ready to risk breaking something so I may in the future just sand the stock carefully with the receiver still attached, maybe use blue painters tape to avoid getting too close to scratch the bluing...
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