sks front sight removel help needed

[Goose]

SKS ,i took the pins out, has anyone found a easy way to remove the front sight ,, pins are out that hold the front sight and bayonette part , still wont move , i heated it up with a propane torch , also let it soak in loose nut and still wont budge , all help welcome

 

[joe-boy]

The easy way is to buy the puller .......

Otherwise you might get away with jury rigging a gear puller etc ...

 

[buckshot14]

Had the same problem, bro. Tried every trick I knew from working with metal most of my life.
Used a puller, heat, big hammer, hell, I even rigged up a 10 ton porta-power to no avail!!!
Ended up cutting the FSG off and re-crowning the bbl. Makes a sweet looking carbine with the Wartac rail.

 

[ShawnC6]

I smashed one off with a hammer. The sight was destroyed but it came off.

 

[Robert Nicholson]

Yikes! I would have thought that they came off easier than what I am reading here. Have many of you used that puller shown by Joe-boy?

 

[Ontario597]

Already a thread on this so maybe more info here->http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/1257687-removing-front-sight?highlight=sight+remove

 

[mattcwc]

Lol I put a piece of hard wood between the hammer and the sight.

I smashed one off with a hammer. The sight was destroyed but it came off.

 

[VanIsleCam]

How is the front sight fitted originally?

 

[Zen_Seeker]

What worked for me was to use WD-40 or gun oil after I removed the pins. So in front of and under the tube was well lubed. Then, in a padded vice or one with wooden teeth, I clamped down on the barrel end. Next I twisted back and forth so the oils would get more penetration as I added a bit more. (Be careful not to bend the barrel.) Doing this over and over while I started to pull got the tube most of the way off then I used a mid to small size bit of hard wood lumber like a chisel and hit the rear post with a large hammer. Didn't damage anything but the wood. I've since put the front sight back on after greasing up the barrel but had to use a wire brush to clean off all the paint and light rush hidden under the tube. Harder to hammer it back on than off in my case.

Zen