Tavor Challenges - Charging Rod Bent/Damaged?

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Vivie84

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Hello all,

I only have about 300 rounds through the rifle, mostly American Eagle 5.56.

Working on my rifle today to prepare it for a left hand conversion, and once I removed the front of the rifle I noticed this..

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The end is also slightly bent!

I've tried to google/search for answers, but no luck. Anyone experienced this / seen this previous? Also looking under the notch no the right, the silver on the underside is paint loss/friction damage and not a shadow.

Regards,


Joe
 
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Looks familiar, I think there's a thread on here where someone caused similar damage by trying to strip the rifle to remove the barrel in the wrong order.
 
Call North Silva and get a new one... 416-242-4867

Also check the Gas block you might of damaged the plastic rails and that will need to be replaced as well.. Dont worry its just a 100$ mistake you will never make again...
I got 2 Rods and 2 pins to have as spares...

Best part about this IWI USA send these parts for free to people in the US when they break them...

0070475299 - IWI TAVOR FLAT TOP GAS CYLINDER - $62.40ea
007040011 - IWI TAVOR BAR COCKING - $11.25ea
007040002 - IWI TAVOR PIN, GENERAL - $0.90ea

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The damage looks built up over time =/

I pulled the front assembly / charging handle area out LAST today.
The only thing I can think about is I did try and turn the barrel lock before pulling this front section out. But would that have caused this sort of damage?

Like the paint loss on the underside..
 
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Here is the underside of the rod.

So all this damage from just trying to turn the barrel lock?

I was not able to budge the barrel lock at all, before, or now after having the handle out. I lack the tool and am waiting for it in the mail.
 
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Seems odd that such a quality rifle can be damaged so easily...
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I don't think it was made for the Israeli grunts to fully disassemble. There is a copy of the armorer's manual floating around that details the full disassembly process. I (and others) should have read it before attempting to pull apart my gun.
 
That dent is created by attempting to turn the barrel lock while the guide rod is still in place. The barrel lock cut into the guide rod.

The proper procedure is to pull out the entire charging handle assembly before attempting to turn the barrel lock. This also means the top rail must come out first. You cannot get lazy and only pull the charging handle assembly partially out. The guide rod must be completely out of the gas block.
 
MAC already made a disassembly video on youtube.... Manual is easy as a google search.

Even with all that info, I still managed to have a brain fart and bend my ROD... lol...
 
I can't even budge the barrel lock though. Before, and now after the charging handle rod is gone.

I lack the tool, and my cobbled together thick flathead screw / wrench wont even budge the damage thing. Why is why I had concerns on the damage not being related to the lock as I can't move it before I removed the front, or now after I have.
 
Vivie84 said:
I can't even budge the barrel lock though. Before, and now after the charging handle rod is gone.

I lack the tool, and my cobbled together thick flathead screw / wrench wont even budge the damage thing. Why is why I had concerns on the damage not being related to the lock as I can't move it before I removed the front, or now after I have.
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was it a new rifle when you got it? it was without a doubt damaged from trying to remove the barrel without it being properly disassembled first.
grind down a large allen key to fit if you cant get the right tool. it takes a huge amount of effort to unlock the barrel. i thought i was going to break the allen key the first time i removed mine. just make sure you do everything in the right order first.
 
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