yet another "twist lock assembly problem" thread

[Sooky]

I have searched through other threads, but none of them have helped so far:

I am trying to take out the twist lock assembly to put a ULE body on my RTP. I have hammered it from the bottom, and I even tried from the top, but the thing just won't come out. Do I have to wind up and smack this thing as hard as I can, or what?

Any help is appreciated,
Sooky

[Sooky]

Also, just to clarify, I'm supposed to hit it from the bottom of the rail (as in by the foregrip), not the top (as in where the body sits), right?

[vf-xx]

yes, hit it from the bottom.

[Sooky]

Is there some way to make it come out easier? I've tried putting some marker oil around it which didn't work, but how about heating it up a bit? Any other suggestions?

[SpecialBlend2786]

Is there anyway to put the twist lock assembly back IN the rail after its taken out?

[PyRo]

Yeah, the same way you got it out. It needs to be pressed in there, you might be able to do it with a beanch vise or somthing.

[Sooky]

Well, I finally got that bugger out this morning. It was in their good!

I had to give up last night, as the people in the apartment under me started banging on the ceiling for making too much noise. This morning I won the battle, but it won't be fitting into any rail anytime soon.