remove 37mm barrel from sleigh

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remove 37mm barrel from sleigh

Post by finhead » Thu May 18, 2017 5:54 pm

any ideas on getting the barrel to slide out of the sleigh thats been sitting awhile. has not been out side and the nut came right off.


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Re: remove 37mm barrel from sleigh

Post by tankanic » Fri May 19, 2017 8:46 am

viewtopic.php?f=82&t=282237 just did ours a few months ago. It had never been apart. took a week or so soaking it in oil and pressing a little more every day.
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Re: remove 37mm barrel from sleigh

Post by W. Winget » Tue May 30, 2017 9:09 am

with mine in the gun, I loosened the barrel nut, placed a chain down the bore toward the trail and pulled with comealong attached to the trail while heating the hoops. I then tackled the sleigh next.
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Re: remove 37mm barrel from sleigh

Post by lordsandy » Sun Jun 04, 2017 5:38 pm

What are the "copper plugs" the TM states need to be installed before the barrel nut when installing the sleigh??

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Re: remove 37mm barrel from sleigh

Post by DDTrustee » Sun Jun 04, 2017 6:59 pm

the copper plugs are at the bottom of the SET SCREW on the large barrel nut...they are a sort of locking device to keep the large nut from backing off and loosening the barrel while firing.....if they are not installed, driving the set screw down to lock the large nut in place will damage the threads on the barrel......lead will also work.

Bigger problem is the dumb sheet that tries to unscrew the nut without loosening the set screw and scrapes off half an inch of barrel threads in the process.....
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