Help! How to replace ejection port cover (AR15)

[KaTooM]

dont take off the barrel nut or gas tube. Put the pin in from the back. It will touch the forward assist housing however not enough to scratch it. Push it in slightly, line up the cover, push in more, line up the spring, then push it the rest of the way. Put on the clip and be done with it.

+1000

I just replaced one on my retro build and did it just as described above. The hardest part is dealing with such a tiny c clip. Don't sneeze.

[JagerTroop]

i used a sawzall, it worked just great.
btw does anyone have an upper receiver for sale?

LMAO!

I was gonna say, "use a big *** hammer", but a sawzall works too.

[RobT2K]

How do you remove the old one without taking everything apart?

[Josh3239]

Remove barrel assembly or remove the C clip and push it out toward the rear of the rifle.

[mdowse]

i was wondering if someone could help me figure out how to remove the ejection port cover for an american spirit arms side charging upper receiver.i called the company and they told me to youtube it but i have failed to find anything that would help.any suggestions

[vliberatore]

No matter which way you take it out be careful with those C clips. They disapear easily.

If you drape a sheet over you when you take the C-clip off (similar to a cheap ghost costume) then the C-clip can't fly across the room/disappear.

[DTS]

my first time doing this, the c-clip flew away.
I did the CSI style - comb from one end of the room to the other
but didnt recover it.

however it's a easy fix after all...

[SocomM4]

Spin the clip so the gap is facing the receiver, grab it with needlenose and pull it off the pin. Pull the pin back towards the rear of receiver. A very slight bend in the pin will make it alot easier. A little packing tape on the forward assist will prevent a scratch. It's really easy.

[Yemff]

Necropost from 2009, seems to have been revived twice now