I finally got the barrel stub off of my new front sight using a arbor press so I am ready to attempt reassembly. I really would rather not beat it on like I have seen done on other sites. I was thinking of freezing the barrel and heating up the sight to ease assembly. Any thoughts? Maybe something I could spray on the barrel to chill it?
Hopefully someone on here has done this before.
I have done it a few times... never had an issue just tapping it on with a chunk of aluminum between the fsb and hammer. Why not use the press you used to take out the stub?
The press would be ideal, I'm not sure how to get the barrel supported to push the fsb on. I would worry about bending it, plus it's at work and I'd rather not ruffle any feathers. I do have a chunk of brass I made to use with the press I could almost use as a slide hammer if necessary.
Brass is good, but I dunno how you would make a slide hammer and it wont really be necessary. Just line up the fsb and place the brass chunk on it and tap the brass with the hammer. Onve the muzzle is flush you can place it on the front post of the fsb.. just keep it close to the barrel. Freezing the barrel and lightly heating the fsb could help... dunno. Give it a shot.
Well I put the barrel into a freezer overnight and the fsb slid right on with a little heat. The only issue I had was that the pin slots didn't line up together. I just put one pin in for now. Looks good back to original condition I think. I just need a cleaning rod to be complete.
(http://i528.photobucket.com/albums/dd323/packerdoug67/SKS%20and%20gun%20stuff/yugo%20right_zps28f7aeuu.jpg)
Nice.. looks great man! thumb1
That's plumb snazzy looking!
Thanks guys! My only regret is that I didn't get a "before" picture.