aliasneo07
Member
Hey guys,
Made a stupid mistake on two of my glocks.
I was installing night sights and managed to overtighten the front sight nut to thr point of rounding the nut. I red loctited everything...torqued it down...and was just paranoid that I hadn't tightened it enough. So I kept on, like an idiot. Moral of the story is the nut on both front sight is pretty rounded.
Question is...what do I do now? I actually have two extra front sight screws but im assuming theres no reason to remove them since they are in there pretty tight, lol.
So...
1. Provided I trim the loose metal shavings off of the nut, should I just leave em in there and worry about it in 10 years when the tritium dies down?
2. If I cant turn the screws counterclockwise to remove them...what is the procedure? Cut the sight off with a dremel tool and then push the screw out?
3. How much heat can I apply to the front sight without ruining the sight/slide but enough to break the red loctite?
At least now I know the appropriate amount of torque to put on the screw next time. Really want to get these two out to the range but want to resolve this first.
Thanks much in advance for the help! Feel free to flame also, lol.
Made a stupid mistake on two of my glocks.
I was installing night sights and managed to overtighten the front sight nut to thr point of rounding the nut. I red loctited everything...torqued it down...and was just paranoid that I hadn't tightened it enough. So I kept on, like an idiot. Moral of the story is the nut on both front sight is pretty rounded.
Question is...what do I do now? I actually have two extra front sight screws but im assuming theres no reason to remove them since they are in there pretty tight, lol.
So...
1. Provided I trim the loose metal shavings off of the nut, should I just leave em in there and worry about it in 10 years when the tritium dies down?
2. If I cant turn the screws counterclockwise to remove them...what is the procedure? Cut the sight off with a dremel tool and then push the screw out?
3. How much heat can I apply to the front sight without ruining the sight/slide but enough to break the red loctite?
At least now I know the appropriate amount of torque to put on the screw next time. Really want to get these two out to the range but want to resolve this first.
Thanks much in advance for the help! Feel free to flame also, lol.