what's the best way to remove the feedneck on an Axe as i'm putting the Nano one on it have heard that it can be a problem so wanting to know how best to do it. Any help would be welcome.
Cheers Rich.
Cheers Rich.
Axe Feedneck
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I would have thought a strap wrench if you can get hold of one, take the extra bits off first.
Once you've broken any thread-lock it'd be easier, maybe with a tea towel.
I had grooves, cross cut into the feedneck of my blowback (Azodin Blitz) and wedged a butter knife in there, gave it a good twist and it popped free. Not sure there are grooves cut across the Axe/Mini feednecks...
*Edit* Just had a look at pics of it. If you can take the clamping bits off, soak a tea towel in hot water and hold it on the feedneck to warm it up a bit. Then pop a screwdriver in the hole where the screw from the clamp was and tap it with a hammer. The heat and the shock of the tapping should help knock the feedneck loose.
Once you've broken any thread-lock it'd be easier, maybe with a tea towel.
I had grooves, cross cut into the feedneck of my blowback (Azodin Blitz) and wedged a butter knife in there, gave it a good twist and it popped free. Not sure there are grooves cut across the Axe/Mini feednecks...
*Edit* Just had a look at pics of it. If you can take the clamping bits off, soak a tea towel in hot water and hold it on the feedneck to warm it up a bit. Then pop a screwdriver in the hole where the screw from the clamp was and tap it with a hammer. The heat and the shock of the tapping should help knock the feedneck loose.
Depends if you're lucky on the volume of loctite or not. My Axe feedneck came off with no problem at all, wheras two of my team mates were utterly mangled and we had to prise the remains out of the body afterwards. The stock feedneck seems to be made of aluminium with the strength of a Coke can, so the best thing to do is clamp the body securely in a vice (pad the jaws well with leather gardening gloves or similar to avoid marking the body), place something in the feedneck to stop it deforming (a hopper or length of plastic pipe/bit of wood), then stick a strap wrench on it and heave.
I upgraded mine to a nano not long ago, they must of used a whole tube of lock tight! lol
I tried wrapping a sock around the feed neck (did'nt want to mark the neck) and then using a pair of grips but this was no good. I thought sod it, i'll never need it again and took off the sock and used the grips alone. It came off eventually but i totally murdered the standard feed neck.
I tried wrapping a sock around the feed neck (did'nt want to mark the neck) and then using a pair of grips but this was no good. I thought sod it, i'll never need it again and took off the sock and used the grips alone. It came off eventually but i totally murdered the standard feed neck.
very hot water will soften even the best loctite, so don't be afraid to to use it.
Keep it away from the electronics obviously.
If you can get access to a lathe, grip the feedneck in the chuck with a peice of stock in it to stop the feedneck from collapsing, and unscrew the marker from the feedneck straight after softening the loctite with hot water.
Keep it away from the electronics obviously.
If you can get access to a lathe, grip the feedneck in the chuck with a peice of stock in it to stop the feedneck from collapsing, and unscrew the marker from the feedneck straight after softening the loctite with hot water.
My tip
Pair of marigolds, a muppet to hold the gun and last but not least the strength of ten bears to rip the little sugar off. X
Pair of marigolds, a muppet to hold the gun and last but not least the strength of ten bears to rip the little sugar off. X