Advice for Thunderbeast stuck on cb mount?

[gtriple]

You're supposed to loktite the break to the rifle not the break to the can! Kidding.

Happened to mine before I locktighted the brake to the rifle. Stick it in the freezer for an hour or so and then try again. Worked for me.

This is what I would recommend from a metallurgical perspective. The titanium can should have a lower coefficient of thermal expansion than the steel brake. So, when put into the freezer, the steel should shrink more than the titanium.

Heating them up by shooting probably has the opposite effect, although the thickness of the material makes a difference too.

 

[Jimbee]

This is what I would recommend from a metallurgical perspective. The titanium can should have a lower coefficient of thermal expansion than the steel brake. So, when put into the freezer, the steel should shrink more than the titanium.

Heating them up by shooting probably has the opposite effect, although the thickness of the material makes a difference too.

I sprayed the barrel and mount with air duster upside down and it was really frosty. There's really no way to just hit the mount but I was thinking the same as you. It didn't work, but maybe I'll try putting it in the freezer

 

[redneckbmxer24]

Clean the threads on the muzzle and brake really good with a wire brush and then acetone. Reapply red loctite and thread it on just snug and let it cure for two full days. That will lock the brake on. Then twist the can off. If the can is carbon seized on give it some light whacks with a plastic hammer and that usually does it. If it doesn't you'll need to lock it in a barrel vise and use a strap wrench.

Always apply a little oil or grease to the threads of the CB brakes every couple hundred rounds at most, if it's left on the rifle do so more often as it really helps prevent it from seizing. Also make sure you're torqueing the brake plenty when installing and not just relying on the thread locker to hold it on.

 

[Megalodon]

https://thunderbeastarms.com/forum/threads/what-to-do-if-your-cb-ba-suppressor-gets-stuck.412/

I messing with this right now also. Whacking it has not worked.