Area 419 Brakes

[Georgedubya]

I have several Area 419 brakes and love them. I usually pop them off for cleaning. One of my Hellfire brakes has gotten stuck on. I only ever hand tighten them, but it must have stiffened up during a shooting session today. Has anyone else had this problem? Any suggestions? (Yes, I am turning it in the correct direction!)

Thanks.

 

[Vodoun daVinci]

I hand tighten mine..never had it stick. Then again I lubed the threads with Breakfree CLP. Maybe some good oil or a anti seize compound will help when you get it off.

In the mean time some penetrating oil and a strap wrench are in order.

I'm an Area 419 Hellfire Whore as well!!

VooDoo

 

[Georgedubya]

I hand tighten mine..never had it stick. Then again I lubed the threads with Breakfree CLP. Maybe some good oil or a anti seize compound will help when you get it off.

In the mean time some penetrating oil and a strap wrench are in order.

I'm an Area 419 Hellfire Whore as well!!

VooDoo

I am going to do exactly as you suggest on my other brakes. I also only hand tighten. Not sure what happened today.

 

[kriller134]

Mine was stuck on pretty good. Gave it a good tap with a mallet and it loosened right up.

 

[Georgedubya]

Mine was stuck on pretty good. Gave it a good tap with a mallet and it loosened right up.

Not to be dense, but which way did you strike it? Thanks

 

[Nik H]

The strap wrench is your best bet....ask me how I know

 

[b6graham]

The strap wrench is your best bet....ask me how I know

yup...a whole lot of this

 

[Georgedubya]

yup...a whole lot of this

Ok. Misery loves company!

 

[kriller134]

Not to be dense, but which way did you strike it? Thanks

Muzzle end. I tried a strap wrench and it didn’t budge.

 

[southerngolfer]

I’ve ran into this issue as well. Wrapped a rag around the collar, vice grip around the rag, and little tap with hammer. All is well

 

[Nik H]

That happened to me once but I had not removed it in a while. Now I periodically remove it and haven't had the issue since

 

[Georgedubya]

Strap wrench worked well. Was touch and go for a minute there.

 

[Lfm]

Mine was stuck on pretty good. Gave it a good tap with a mallet and it loosened right up.

Yes, I can confirm that worked. Is a Used rifle, carbon build up. Hoppes for a soak, a few light taps. Finally was able to pull it off the adapter. Now to clean off that carbon. Thanks kriller134.

 

[kentuckyMarksman]

I hand tighten mine as well. Had one get stuck though. Ended up using a rubber grippy thing used to loosen jar lids. Worked for me

 

[Wall_Element]

They get great GRIP and CONCENTRICITY from the fact that the brakes lock into the tapers on the adapter.

That's the entire point of tapers.

Tapers are really advantageous whenever those two things are of importance, suppressors even more so than brakes.

 

[Lawnboi]

I just keep twisting and let the threads break mine free.

Side not don’t wait to clean them. My hellfire match had more carbon than steel in the baffles.