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etek 3 barrel stuck together

JameC

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Dec 4, 2011
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i got a etek 3 for christmas i screwed the barrel together and it wont un screw i tried everything and (i know its reverse threaded ) ideas
 

..A.Kaye..

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Oct 4, 2011
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get a g-clamp wrap one end of the barrel in cloth (something to protect the barrel from getting scratched) clamp the barrel in (not too tight to stress the metal), get the other end an twist. If you can get a good enough grip with twisting by hand, get some large plyers, again wrap the other end in cloth and twist that way, youll get a bettwer grip, but you should be able to twist it off by hand, as you did tighten it by hand :)
 

Spooly

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if it was tight when you were screwing it in then youve more than likely cross threaded it ... was this the case
 

Spooly

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lol A.Kaye people never fail to amaze me anymore. like when you go to a walkon and see a noob in the safe area take his barrel sock off then his barrel off look down the breech "its not working" *bang* gets hit in the face point blank (no mask). even tho people get told keep ur sock on !
 
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KieranAlderton1

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Dec 21, 2011
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I have one, and have done this a couple times.
Just remember its reverse threaded, its a complete mind mess, cause you have to go against what you would normally think.
ie twisting clockwise makes it loosen
If worst gets to worse, put it back on your marker by twisting the tip, not the rear, keep twisting that way and it will come off. (Caution: may damage the thread)
 

Gee Tee

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A pair of rubber strap wrenches may work better and do less damage to barrel

I've got a couple off ebay and they are really useful