Newbie help: takedown lever

John Sabato · 08-13-2003, 03:42 PM

Let me take Pete's suggestion to the next level...Clean the takedown lever and the sideplate and the front bottom of the lower receiver until they are perfectly dry... then smoke the installed takedown lever and assemble the parts... carefully work the takedown and when the upper assembly is removed you will find smoke on the parts that are touching... this is where judicious metal removal will make disassemly a little easier...

Important: TAKE THE METAL FROM THE EASILY REPLACEABLE PARTS NOT THE RECEIVER...

Repeat this until the takedown lever functions to your requirements...

08-13-2003, 03:42 PM	#4
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,308 Times in 1,098 Posts	Let me take Pete's suggestion to the next level...Clean the takedown lever and the sideplate and the front bottom of the lower receiver until they are perfectly dry... then smoke the installed takedown lever and assemble the parts... carefully work the takedown and when the upper assembly is removed you will find smoke on the parts that are touching... this is where judicious metal removal will make disassemly a little easier... Important: TAKE THE METAL FROM THE EASILY REPLACEABLE PARTS NOT THE RECEIVER... Repeat this until the takedown lever functions to your requirements... __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*