Ti-Rant 45 stuck piston housing.

[susofseattle]

So this happened..



Now I have no idea how to get the cap off the damn piston housing. Its beyond stuck.

2 vicegrips turning in opposite directions get no traction on the piston housing cylinder.

[Bendersquint]

So this happened..



Now I have no idea how to get the cap off the damn piston housing. Its beyond stuck.

2 vicegrips turning in opposite directions get no traction on the piston housing cylinder.

Don't kill your parts with tools.

I would suggest you Red Loctite it back in position and after a few day once cured remove the rear cap.

That part isn't supposed to come out.

[rimshaker]

Probably just carbon locked. If you contact AAC they will give you a prepaid shipping label and take care of everything.

[NickAAC]

Exactly what he said up there, you can red loctite it and then come back and unscrew the cap, or we can send you a shipping label and do it for you. I would recommend taking all the baffles out, and then clean the threads, inside the tube and on the piston housing, and then use a little red loctite on the threads.

[skierjt]

Mine does this all the time, I just haven't used any loctite so I can clean everything easier. If the two parts become stuck just use a couple large pliers and some shop towels. No big deal. Sometimes I've found the housing comes off easier by itself if the can is mounted tightly on a gun.

[pjeski]

Happened to mine too, before I ever even fired a round through it. Two pairs of channelocks with towels for padding and they came apart. AAC told me to red loctite the interface to the tube, but I might wait to see if it is a repetitive problem.

[504ranger]

I'm in the same boat as well. Probably 75rds in a brand new TiiRant .45 and mine looks identical to the OPs. I will start with the LocTite technique

[rimshaker]

Be sure to use the red Loctite high temperature, not the high strength.

[Allsmiles]

Mine did the same thing after 1 box of ammo. I took it apart by hand to check baffle build up and got more than I expected. Poor quality control is not acceptable for all the time and effort we have to expend to own these. I've left a pm for Nick and I'm not a happy customer right now. I know that I can fix it by finding the correct Loctite and getting all the solvents to clean everything. The question is why do people keep reporting that this is happening to them!

[Bendersquint]

Mine did the same thing after 1 box of ammo. I took it apart by hand to check baffle build up and got more than I expected. Poor quality control is not acceptable for all the time and effort we have to expend to own these. I've left a pm for Nick and I'm not a happy customer right now. I know that I can fix it by finding the correct Loctite and getting all the solvents to clean everything. The question is why do people keep reporting that this is happening to them!

I haven't seen many reports of this maybe 10 or 12.

It really isn't a big deal, either send it in for the manufacturer and they will Loctite it or go to HomeDepot/Lowes/Walmart and pick some up. You can clean it with rubbing alcohol or even dish soap as prep no solvents needed, just clean and degrease the threads.