Body disassembly advice.

[Ratzo]

I've got a body to strip apart for anodizing.
Any tips on pulling the pins that hold the breach in place. I have the m2 screws in place, just can't budge the pins. Plus there are a couple of pesky grub screws in the body that won't come loose.

[Roger7pball]

For 99% of the 25+ Angels I’ve rebuilt using a set of needle nose pliers on the head of the m2 screw, while using the handle of another set of pliers for provide leverage, has gotten them out.

1 time I had to let the rods soak in pb blaster then clamp the end in some vice grips. Then put the vice grips in a vice and pound on the body with a rubber mallet to avoid damage. See attached picture - after about 10 swings it came out.

[Jordan]

I had to use an oxy-acetylene torch with a brazing tip to get a couple grub screws out of the last Angel I worked on... it was tight.

I have recently discovered that popping things in the oven at 350°F for about 5 minutes or so is enough to break loctite down, though... doesn't affect the anno, just allows disassembly.

[Knuckle Dragger]

M2-0.4 threaded screw for the rods. I spent forever trying to find the thread count since these screws are hard to source locally. I bought a handful of 12-16mm lengths.