{"id":2338,"date":"2018-05-29T17:41:08","date_gmt":"2018-05-29T21:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shootingsight.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=2338"},"modified":"2026-05-07T13:59:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T17:59:48","slug":"scarscrews","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/shootingsight.com\/?product=scarscrews","title":{"rendered":"SCAR 16\/17 Upper Receiver Screws"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"product-description \">\n<div class=\"qsc-html-content\">\n<p>Alloy steel replacement screws for the SCAR 16\/17 upper receiver.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Set includes<\/p>\n<p>1 &#8211; M5x10 for the top of the rear trunnion &#8211; 3mm Allen<\/p>\n<p>9 &#8211; M4x6 for the sides of the rear trunnion, the guide rail, the case deflector &#8211; 2.5mm Allen.<\/p>\n<p>4 &#8211; M4x8 for the &#8216;teardrops&#8217; and front sling plate &#8211; 2.5mm Allen.<\/p>\n<p>4 &#8211; M4x12 for the side rails &#8211; 2.5mm Allen.<\/p>\n<p>2 &#8211; M5x12 T25 Torx for the bottom rail &#8211; T25 Torx.<\/p>\n<p>2 &#8211; Allen wrenches, 2.5mm and 3mm.<\/p>\n<p>1 &#8211; T25 Torx wrench.<\/p>\n<p>Only screws thing missing are the 6 custom ratcheting screws to mount the barrel and the front trunnion (these are an OEM item).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>I presume that due to US mil-spec requirements for corrosion resistance, the OEM screws are stainless, and have a habit of stripping out.\u00a0 These alloy steel screws are stronger and won&#8217;t strip as easily.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>NOTE: screws on a SCAR are held in place by green Loctite, which is strong, and requires that you apply heat to soften it prior to removal.\u00a0 Personally, I like to use a propane torch, but you need to be careful as there are some plastic parts which can melt or burn if you get them too hot or aim the torch wrong.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t guarantee this method will work for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Complete set of SCAR upper receiver screws, including Allen wrenches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4011,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"product_cat":[19],"product_tag":[146,155,156,157,158],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shootingsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/2338"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shootingsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shootingsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shootingsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2338"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shootingsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shootingsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shootingsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_cat&post=2338"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shootingsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_tag&post=2338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}