Nut greese?

[dprice38444]

be careful,copper based greases might have a problem with aluminum. i use amsoil waterproof synthetic wheel bearing grease

http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/when-do-you-use-copper-based-anti-seize.212510/

http://justonly.com/chemistry/chem201/students/handouts/rxn_al_cu.pdf

 

[mrmackc]

Come on guys is there actually NUT GREASE? Is it anything like TOE JAM?

[survivalshop]

16 minutes ago, mrmackc said:

Come on guys is there actually NUT GREASE? Is it anything like TOE JAM?

 Sure , its specified in the TM. 

[GRA]

I've used Aeroshell 33.  It's what's recommended but it's not absolute.  Basically anything without a graphite content can be used.

[SteveinUT]

On 10/29/2016 at 7:55 PM, GRA said:

I've used Aeroshell 33.  It's what's recommended but it's not absolute.  Basically anything without a graphite content can be used.

Exactly. I've disassembled M16's (not even M16A1's so we're talking early to mid-60's) and had no problem breaking the barrel nut free. AeroShell 33 works. But, so will most moly greases that don't contain graphite. 

Around 2001-2002, we had to convert all of our remaining M16's into M16A2's, and so I spent a LOT of time as a young small arms repairman disassembling original M16's for the conversion to A2 and stripping parts off them for demill-ing. The sad thing was, many of the M16's we converted were as early as 4-digit serial numbers, so it broke my heart to tear them apart and see the old parts demilled.

Survivalshop- yeah, agreed. I've broke down 40+year old M16 barrel nuts without issue. 

Edited November 12, 2016 by SteveinUT