Hey all,
I tried to adjust the gas block on my Max-11/15 today, and rather than turning the screw I appear to have stripped it. After getting back home I took out the detent set screw, spring, and ball from the gas block and sprayed some solvent into the hole and let it soak for a bit. Unfortunately I was still unable to budge the adjustment screw, and now the screw seems to be hopelessly stripped at this point.
I've already ordered a couple of the rebuild kits from Odin Works that the Max-11/15 manual suggests, but of course they won't do me any good if I can't remove the old screw.
Any ideas for how to get the old screw out? I tried removing the gas block but the set screws holding the gas block in appear to be loctited in place and I can't get them to move. I don't have the equipment to heat them up to try and remove them, and frankly I'm worried I'd damage the barrel if I tried.
Worst case I suppose I can send the whole thing back to Lage if I'm completely unable to fix the problem myself, but I'd like to leave that as a last resort.
I tried to adjust the gas block on my Max-11/15 today, and rather than turning the screw I appear to have stripped it. After getting back home I took out the detent set screw, spring, and ball from the gas block and sprayed some solvent into the hole and let it soak for a bit. Unfortunately I was still unable to budge the adjustment screw, and now the screw seems to be hopelessly stripped at this point.
I've already ordered a couple of the rebuild kits from Odin Works that the Max-11/15 manual suggests, but of course they won't do me any good if I can't remove the old screw.
Any ideas for how to get the old screw out? I tried removing the gas block but the set screws holding the gas block in appear to be loctited in place and I can't get them to move. I don't have the equipment to heat them up to try and remove them, and frankly I'm worried I'd damage the barrel if I tried.
Worst case I suppose I can send the whole thing back to Lage if I'm completely unable to fix the problem myself, but I'd like to leave that as a last resort.