Removal of the action bar tube from the wood requires a special "spanner" wrench or a home made tool.
Here's what the wrench looks like:
http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct...tNumber=723227
You can make a substitute from a piece of 1/8" thick plate steel. Cut a length that will fit between the two notches in the tube nut, and grip with Vise-Grips to unscrew the nut.
WARNING: Some people have had luck using needle-nose pliers as a spanner. This only works on nuts that are loose enough to break loose.
Problem is, slip with the pliers, and the very thin action bar tube threads are seriously damaged and this requires a new action bar tube.
Best advice: Buy a spanner wrench, borrow one at a gun shop, or make one from plate steel.