Gas Block Stuck With Red Loctite

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Hoping someone can help me. I have a barrel with the gas block stuck on with red loctite.

The set screws are out but it appears the red loctite had seaped between the barrel and gas block.

Tried a heat gun at 1350 for 5 mins and it won't budge.

Any ideas how to get it off without damaging the barrel? Am I best to bring this in to a gunsmith with a press?

Any help is appreciated.

Thank you
 
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its basically CA glue. you could try submerging it is acetone or CA glue remover from the hobby shop. agitate and warm the part somewhat frequently.
 
ted_dent said:
Propane torch gently applied. It may be that there is just a lot of the Loctite.
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Thank you!!! The propane torch worked, I managed to wiggle it off with a pipe wrench after heating it up....the block is all scratched up, it was a brand new BCM......think I can reuse it or should I purchase a new one in case I damaged something? Or is that not necessary?
 
TBois said:
Thank you!!! The propane torch worked, I managed to wiggle it off with a pipe wrench after heating it up....the block is all scratched up, it was a brand new BCM......think I can reuse it or should I purchase a new one in case I damaged something? Or is that not necessary?
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There's really nothing to damage as long as you didn't squeeze it hard enough to distort it out of round. Just soak it good in a solvent as suggested in post #2 to clean out all the Loctite. If it is mechanically sound just buff down the scratches with some medium-fine grit emery cloth. Then finish with any of the standard bake on finishes and it will look as good a new. In fact auto manifold paint will probably work just about as well for less money.
 
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