AR Takedown Pin swap without disassembly

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for this "how to" tip! I learned a new "trick" and I am ecstatic! A "properly" staked Extension Tube is a pain to remove and not good to "reuse" those parts? I am SO HAPPY to have learned something so incredibly useful today! And.. it looks just too easy? (I would however push the "old" pin out with a "slave pin" like others have mentioned to make installing the "new" pin a lot easier) BUT STILL GREAT INFORMATION! THANKS!! AND.. I stumbled on this video by pure accident??"

Made one of those a few years back and it is handy for sure

He’s a Witch !

Great video for new tools but what do we do if the spring and D10 is out and your trying to start it. Thanks though will look into that neat little tool

I have a beautifully staked solgw lower with fwd controls buffer assembly that I didn’t want to ruin to add my ca compliant neutering maglock. This method saved ruining the work that was solgw assembled. I can easily switch between setups when I cross the border to shoot it the un-neutered way. Thanks again for sharing this.

Hey brother. Video was great. Made my own tools and ended up doing the same thing.

Awesome video thumbs 👍thank you for this awesome video, helped a friend fix his Delton.

Great f'n video.

Not sure if you are still reviewing Comments, I have a Rugar AR556. There is no pin to hold this Rear Take down Pin in place. It just moves. I can't for the life of me see where this retaining pin might be located. Only other thing I can think of to do to keep this pin from falling out is to dent the end to spread it open so there is friction but that doesn't seem to be a very good idea or it would already be this way. other than taking it to the Gun Smith, any suggestions?

Does that military manual have just about all the information you'd ever need for ARs?

My pin fell out. What happens if i just leave it out. Rifle seems fine

Thank you for posting this!!! You saved me hours. I had the new pin installed in minutes!

You made this so easy brother… to easy. Thank you!

Thanks for the video. Do you have a video showing a simple pivot pin replacement or is it a similar process?

Great video. I own a machine shop so modifying a hex key will be an easy task. But my issue is that my S&W M&P pin is VERY loose after only 300 rounds. Hole to pin clearance is about 0.035” and I do not know if that is specification, but the pin will just “fall out” even while the detent pin and spring are in place.

Great tip. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks 👍

Thanks! I was able to use the smallest jewelers flathead and use the other pin from the other side and it worked pretty quick! Appreciate the tutorial to give me an idea of where to start.

Excellent! Thank you!

How to I get the little part in ?

Excellent tutorial.

excellent video!

How can i replace that small pin ?

wow that was pretty slick

Ratcheting castle nut, no more staking…..

Man that was awesome! I've never done take down pins before and I have a set on the way. Now I know what I need to do for the rear and have a plan for the front pivot pin. Thanks I'll be checking out some of your other videos.

That was a handy little hip pocket class.

Has anyone changed a Omni maxx hybrid pins

Brilliant. It's 'my' way from now on. Thanks for the education.

This vid help so much that I himmed and hawed far longer worrying about messing up, then it took to change the pin. Seriously, 30 seconds in and out. I slid a new 1/4" nonbusiness end of a drill bit in the hole and caught the pin from the other side, the just slid the new pin right back in. Super fast.

Thus worked perfectly. I made this with a Dremel and a 1/16 inch Allen wrench. The whole thing beginning to end changing pins out took me maybe 10 min tops! This was a great video!!