Staked castle nut

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Took my recently acquired PSA AR9 pistol to the range for the second time this weekend and it has so far functioned flawlessly. However after shooting I noticed the buffer tube will rotate slightly, probably no more than a few degrees either way. It doesn't appear to affect function but it is annoying. I could have PSA handle it but would rather just fix it myself. Problem is the castle nut is staked. It hasn't moved so I assume it just wasn't tight enough to begin with. I don't stake mine so I have no experience trying to move one that is. Just wondering what kind of trouble it's going to be to try to tighten it a little more or should I remove it completely and use a new nut. Thanks in advance for any advice and sorry for the long post.
 
JRHorne said:
Most of them can just be torqued with an Armors tool and the stake broken. So loosen it to break it, tighten it back up as you desire, restake.
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This is what I was thinking. It's staked in two places but neither appears to be very deep. Thanks.
 
Zbizzle911 said:
Dremel tool with a small cut disc works. Use same nut


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That makes sense. I'm going to try to break it free with a wrench first but the dremel sounds like an easy enough option if needed. Thanks.
 
JohnnyTyler said:
This is how I will go back with it. I've never staked any of mine and haven't had an issue yet.
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I guess they didn't have threadlocker in the 1950s lol. I know if blue will keep the fork bolts, engine mounts, and sprocket screws from coming loose on my 1992 turbo'd GSXR1100 it will hold anything together :D
 
Ikarus1 said:
I guess they didn't have threadlocker in the 1950s lol. I know if blue will keep the fork bolts, engine mounts, and sprocket screws from coming loose on my 1992 turbo'd GSXR1100 it will hold anything together :D
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Sure they did, it was called iodine and it made an excellent thread locker ;)
 
Dug out my wrench tonight after work (hadn't done a build in a while and couldn't remember where I had laid it down last) and remedied my problem. Nut was barely staked so it came right off. Probably could have taken it off by hand if it hadn't been because it was not tight at all. There's at least a quarter inch between where it was staked and where it would be now. Little blue loctite and I think it's good.
 
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