How to remove forearm of Rem 870?

[Kaffir]

Hello All,


I am wanting to exchange the standard wood forearm of a 870 with a Surefire forend.

How can I do this with common tools? I've tried pliers in the fron 2 notches. Nothing budged.

Thanks!

[Hkmp5sd]

I use a pair of needle nose pliers on mine. Hold the pliers at one side of the tube (won't fit over the end of the tube), put one tip in each notch and rotate counter-clockwise.

[Andrew Wyatt]

the forend should come with a tool for the purpose.

[Sgt]

the forend should come with a tool for the purpose.

Really, since when? :rolleyes:

[stevelyn]

I've used needle-nosed pliers for this also. I've also recently had to replace a forend tube assembly for my troubles on a particularly contrary forend nut. If you are going to go the pliers route, squirt a little penetrating oil on the nut and threads and let it sit for a day before attempting removal.
OTOH there is nothing like using the proper tool for the job at hand and a visit to Brownell's can help you out there. If I spent the money on a SF forend, I think I would just go ahead and buy the proper tool to install it without screwing it up. And they cost less than a new forend tube assembly. :D

[Kaffir]

Thanks for the tips!

[WJR]

Kaffir,

I recently purchased a used Police 870. The fore end nut would not budge using pliers and anything else I could find. So, I bought one of these to use.

http://www.gunbroker.com/auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=11131195

I received the tool last night and I was able to remove the nut with this tool. Turns out the only part of this gun which was not maintained is the fore end assembly. The nut was rusted to the tube and the inside of the tube had some rust in it.

You might want to give one of these tools a try. Certainly easier to use than pliers.

WJR

[dfariswheel]

For a one time job, you can make a simple wrench that's much better and safer than pliers. If you slip with the pliers, you can damage the thin fore end tube.

Find a short piece of steel about as thick as the notches in the fore end nut.

Cut and file it to a length that will fit down into the fore end against the nut.

File out the center of the steel strip, leaving two lugs on the ends that will engage the nut's slots.

Grip the steel strip with a pair of vise grips and unscrew the nut.

[Andrew Wyatt]

Really, since when?

Since the last time i installed a surefire forend.

[Sgt]

Andrew,

My mistake, I thought you were infering that Remington included one with the shotgun.....English really is my first language, I swear!:o

My apologies Sir, Sgt

[Kaffir]

WJR,

This shotgun in a police trade-in Wingmaster made in 1962! I am going to try soaking the nut in liquid wrench before trying again.

Thanks all.

[Andrew Wyatt]

do you have a gerber tool? the file on mine fits the slots pretty well.

[444]

I recently changed my fore end out with a Hogue. I used a punch to get the nut started moving. And, it put no marks on the gun. I am going to get a Surefire in the next few months and when I do, I am going to have the right tool. The punch worked fine for getting it off, but I am not confident that it is now tight.

[BB93YJ]

I took a spare 15/16th" deep socket that was the right size to fit down into the space of the forearm . Ground it down to where there are two nibs sticking out that correspond to the spanner nut's two slots.

Took five minutes on a 6 inch grinder, including some 'fine tuning' of the thickness of the two stubs. Attach correct ratchet wrench and turn it out. :)

[Mannlicher]

I feel really bad now. I have always used a pair of channel locks and an old wash cloth to pad the jaws. :uhoh: