AR15 Bolt Carrier Gas Key

[sutehk]

Long story short my gas key came loose and now I need to restake it.

Two quesitons:

1. Do I need to replace the gas key itself and bolts or can I reuse the old hardware?

2. The bolt carrier is from bushmaster, so is there loctite already on the threads? If so, do I need to remove the old loctite and how?

Chris

[XD45]

http://www.pafoa.org/forum/rifles-42...r-staking.html

[deth502]

id have no prob reusing it, but if it makes you feel unsafe, by all means, change it.

dont know if bushmaster used loctite or not, but it would not be a bad idea to throw some on. most types of loctite can be loosened with a litle heat.