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<p><strong><font face="Arial">August 28, 1997 </font></strong></p>
<p><big><strong><font face="Arial">TECHNICAL NOTE 9: INSTALLATION OF ARMALITE
FIBERGLASS
HANDGUARD</font></strong></big></p>
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<p><font face="Arial"><strong>PURPOSE:</strong> This technical note provides
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for installation of the ArmaLite Fiberglass Handguard Assembly</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>GENERAL:</strong> The ArmaLite fiberglass
handguard is
intended to provide a strong floating fore end to ArmaLite rifles which is
readily
removable for cleaning. The fiberglass tubes provide a cooler surface than
earlier
aluminum handguards. </font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>REMOVING THE OLD HANDGUARD: </strong>Remove the
plastic
handguards, if any, from the upper receiver assembly. Fix the assembly in a
vise. Remove
the muzzle device, if any, and the gas block or front sight base from the
barrel. Remove
the barrel nut or handguard tube from the receiver. The barrel may be left in
place.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>INSTALLING THE NEW HANDGUARD:</strong> Slip the
Lock Ring
over the barrel, with the threads toward the muzzle. Install the Barrel Nut,
with the
large outside diameter toward the muzzle. Torque to 50 ft. lb., then tighten to
align the
gas tube hole in the upper receiver to match the next hole of the barrel nut to
allow the
gas tube to pass through the nut and into the upper receiver. Slip the
Handguard Tube
Assembly over the barrel, aligning the locator pin in such a hole of the barrel
nut that
the sling swivel is located at the desired angle. Most shooters will select the
6 o'clock
position. Push the Handguard toward the Barrel Nut while screwing the Lock Ring
onto the
Handguard. Use a strap wrench to grasp the handguard lock ring at the front of
the
receiver. Tighten the ring by rotating it clockwise (as viewed from the butt),
and pull
rearward on the handguard at the same time. Wiggling the handguard slightly as
it tightens
may help. <em>WARNING: EXCESSIVE TIGHTENING OF THE LOCK RING WITH A STRAP
WRENCH CAN
LOOSEN THE BARREL NUT, OR DEFORM THE GAS TUBE. </em></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>REMOVING THE AR-IO(T) TUBULAR HANDGUARD:</strong>
It should
seldom be necessary to remove the tubular handguard of the AR-10(T). If it must
be
removed, begin by holding the rifle by the fiberglass handguard tube. Use a
strap wrench
to grasp the handguard lock ring at the front of the receiver. Loosen the ring
by rotating
it counterclockwise (as viewed from the butt), and pull forward on the
handguard at the
same time. Wiggling the handguard slightly as it loosens may help.</font></p>
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