Stuck AK Windage Drum

[jthrelf]

Severely stuck AK front windage post. The adjustment tool isn't even close to working. So far I've tried:

-soaking in penetrating oil
-heating with torch
-putting in a vice with two socket bits - one smaller than the drum diameter, one larger
-hitting with a good amount of force to a brass punch
-repeat

Any other ideas? I'm not going to buy one of the "heavy duty" sight tools because there's no way it's going to apply more torque than I already am with a bench vice.

[Daycrawler]

Have you tried hitting it with a bigger hammer?

[GOYABEAN]

Severely stuck AK front windage post. The adjustment tool isn't even close to working. So far I've tried:

-soaking in penetrating oil
-heating with torch
-putting in a vice with two socket bits - one smaller than the drum diameter, one larger
-hitting with a good amount of force to a brass punch
-repeat

Any other ideas? I'm not going to buy one of the "heavy duty" sight tools because there's no way it's going to apply more torque than I already am with a bench vice.

Definitely not a AK Expert but are these windage post tapered could be applying force in wrong derrection ?

[raxar]

Are you sure it isn't already maxed out in the direction you're trying to go?

[GOYABEAN]

[Walleye Hunter]

I'm picking up a 45 ton shop press tomorrow if you want to bring it over...

[jthrelf]

Definitely not a AK Expert but are these windage post tapered could be applying force in wrong derrection ?

Nope, I'm going in the correct direction.

Are you sure it isn't already maxed out in the direction you're trying to go?

It's maxed out, but I am indeed going in the opposite direction.

[jthrelf]

I'm picking up a 45 ton shop press tomorrow if you want to bring it over...

Don't tempt me!!!

[jthrelf]

SUCCESS!!!!!!!!! pretty happy right now. I've spent a lot of time trying to fix this.

Heated it, put it back in the vice and applied an ungodly amount of torque using cheater pipes on the vice handle. I committed that I didn't care if I broke my vice. Sure enough I heard a very satisfying "crack" and all was right in the world.

[Gunsnwater]

Definitely not a AK Expert but are these windage post tapered could be applying force in wrong derrection ?

If it was a taper it wouldn’t work as windage.