870 Fore End Removal Question

[savage112]

I have a synthetic stock coming to replace the crappy hardwood stock on a used 20 gauge Express. Is there any way to remove the fore end nut short of buying the special tool for it, which I will probably never use again?

 

[Busta Capp]

I didn't have the tool so I took a hammer and used the claws (after covering with tape). Tried one or two hammers before I found one that fit, but it was a perfect fit.

 

[j_sublime49]

pair of needle nose pliers might work?

 

[Ren]

The hammer idea works good, I had to tighten mine up one day last year and it's held ever since.

 

[Hungry]

Head down to your local Dollarama or Dollar Store or 99 cent store.

Buy a pair of cheep Kommunist Xhinese high school shop class needle nose pliers.

Bend the fzck out of them to match the magazine tube, with ANOTHER cheep Xhinese high school shop class pliers (or a bench vise).

Voila ! C'est bon.

La Vita et Bella !

The Hungry Welfare method....

 

[Can-down]

A file, a hacksaw and a 4 inch piece of pipe with a 1" inside diameter,
add about 15 minutes of shop time and you are good to go.....

 

[CCIC]

At your CanTire Store get a piece of flat bar 1/8''thick X 11/4''wide X whatever lenght they will sell .Put the flatbar in your vice and bend 2 inches from the end at 90 degrees and voilà..you have the perfect tool.

 

[Ripstop]

A file, a hacksaw and a 4 inch piece of pipe with a 1" inside diameter,
add about 15 minutes of shop time and you are good to go.....

This is exactly what I did except I found a piece of conduit at work with 1" i.d./1 1/4" o.d.

I cut it off, filed the end to leave two tabs sticking out and drilled a hole through the other end to put a screwdriver through for torque. Worked so amazingly well that I kept it!

 

[BEARMAN]

Goto www.brownells.com and search "Remington fore end wrench" . They have a picture and you should be able to adapt something when you know what you need.

 

[msg.drew]

I used a deep socket and ground it down to fit. works perfect and you can attach it to a ratchet

 

[savage112]

This is exactly what I did except I found a piece of conduit at work with 1" i.d./1 1/4" o.d.

I cut it off, filed the end to leave two tabs sticking out and drilled a hole through the other end to put a screwdriver through for torque. Worked so amazingly well that I kept it!

I got a 6" length of thin walled tubing with an O.D. of 1" today from a local welding shop. I cut the two tabs to match the notches in the nut, slipped it on and the nut came right off. I was suprised how well it worked. Thanks to everybody for the great ideas.