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i ended up tweaking the takedown lever a bit so it was easier to open. now i can do it without the aid of a tool.
ooooh i see you did the nono move. never ever lift the takedown lever into that position with the handguard still in place. too bad there are lots of videos that demonstrate it correctly. you might actually have to fire that gun while keeping pressure down on the takedown lever and it would be a good idea to wrap some tape around the handguard to ensure it stays put. to get it to sit back in its correct position... thats the only way i can think of without actually looking at the rifle. im guessing the lever being where it is the small piston is out of it's spot and pushing back the long piston making it impossible to remove the handguard? not sure there is anyway to get that piston back where it needs to be without firing it. pull the bolt carrier back if the small piston is recessed in the hole then you are screwed and firing it may be the only way to get it to move... either that or get out the sawzall and hack the handguard/gastube in half and replace them... yikes...


use this advice at your own risk i take no responsibility for it.
 
ok ... question for you. when you took the handguard off did the small piston go shooting across the room? i was just looking at my sks and there is no way to retain the small piston with the lever in that position. so if you can get the handguard off and you haven't lost the spring you should have to press the small piston into the hole and move the lever so that the indent is in the top hole. this keeps the small piston where it needs to be next slide the handguard back on and put the lever into its lowest position.
don't lose hope!
 
dweenz said:
ok ... question for you. when you took the handguard off did the small piston go shooting across the room? i was just looking at my sks and there is no way to retain the small piston with the lever in that position. so if you can get the handguard off and you haven't lost the spring you should have to press the small piston into the hole and move the lever so that the indent is in the top hole. this keeps the small piston where it needs to be next slide the handguard back on and put the lever into its lowest position.
don't lose hope!
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i did have that shoot out once but i pushed it back in
 
so i think i have everything in place right but the lever just wont go past this point
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I'm not isulting your intelligence. I don't know if you have tried this or not yet so,
Take the whole upper handguard off again.

Make sure the release lever that cut you is all the way up/out of the groove altogether.

Ensure that the smaller rod that knocks the bolt rearward and the spring that goes around it are pushed back in their hole past being flush.

While you push them in, push the lever down so it is in the track but still in the "high" position to lock the small rod and spring in the receiver.

Put the hanguard back on the rifle, give it a good hard smack downward into place.

Then try lowering the lever to the "down" position to lock it.

Does this work?
 
Take the whole gas system apart, then set the springs to one side. Put the parts together without the spring tension and see just how everything fits together, and the correct angle of the takedown lever for the parts to come apart and go back together.
 
Travis Bickle said:
I'm not isulting your intelligence. I don't know if you have tried this or not yet so,
Take the whole upper handguard off again.

Make sure the release lever that cut you is all the way up/out of the groove altogether.

Ensure that the smaller rod that knocks the bolt rearward and the spring that goes around it are pushed back in their hole past being flush.

While you push them in, push the lever down so it is in the track but still in the "high" position to lock the small rod and spring in the receiver.

Put the hanguard back on the rifle, give it a good hard smack downward into place.

Then try lowering the lever to the "down" position to lock it.

Does this work?
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ended up working :) i gave the hand guard a good smack( hammer) and it the lever when down like a charm haha now i feel like a dumb ass :p
 
kerfuffled said:
Wait till you get to the trigger group, lol. Don't put that hammer away.
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:( If our OP had that much difficulty with the gas piston, I would like to stress the importance of having the saftey ON while taking off the trigger group.

That should save him the bother of thinking about a hammer. (Yeeeks)
 
I took mine apart without moving that lever that far up but could have easily made that mistake on my first dissasembly (without looking for take-down instructions). Its a good lesson for newbies; others will learn from your foible.

They definitely get easier to take down after a few tries.
 
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