need help with 870 project

[338winmag]

can any one tell me a good way to get the forearm off of my 870. so i can change it with out taking it to a gunsmith. or buying a spanner wrench.

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You might try contacting the guy that runs this site... he USED to have a ton of manuals posted on-line, but for whatever reason he took them down (says some folks downloaded all of them. Guess he felt ripped off.

Anyway, http://www.stevespages.com/ might be a resource.

[338winmag]

thanks for the idea but no help anyone Else got any ideas.

[scottb]

can any one tell me a good way to get the forearm off of my 870. so i can change it with out taking it to a gunsmith. or buying a spanner wrench.

i dont know if this will help you but i took mine off with a wide chisel from my dads workbench...it didnt mar the forearm at all but got it off no problem just something wide enough to catch the indents and turn it

[Pa. Patriot]

You can make a spanner from a piece of pipe.

[338winmag]

thatnks for all the info i got it changed .it looks bad ass now thanks guys.

[djturnz]

Remington actually provides you with a wrench, built right into the gun.

First remove the barrel.
Then remove the forend/pump assembly (plenty of instructions for this online)
Remove the bolt assembly. The bottom of the bolt assembly has a flat plate that fits across the forend nut perfectly.

Hope this helps.

[338winmag]

Remington actually provides you with a wrench, built right into the gun.

First remove the barrel.
Then remove the forend/pump assembly (plenty of instructions for this online)
Remove the bolt assembly. The bottom of the bolt assembly has a flat plate that fits across the forend nut perfectly.

Hope this helps.

thanks for that bit of info

[COVEJEEPSXJ]

Remington actually provides you with a wrench, built right into the gun.

First remove the barrel.
Then remove the forend/pump assembly (plenty of instructions for this online)
Remove the bolt assembly. The bottom of the bolt assembly has a flat plate that fits across the forend nut perfectly.

Hope this helps.

WOW. I will have to try this tonight. I have two guns tore apart and the forearms in my Jeep that I was going to take to the gunsmith this afternoon. I will try this before I do!! THANKS.

[djturnz]

Or just make one from an appropriate size socket or pipe like Rich said.