front sight removal

colt88 · February 09, 2002, 18:12

Have 2 G-1s that I can't get the front sights off of.Already ruined one sight tool,& tried heat. Just doesn't budge. I got kits from Tasco,anybody else have this problem.HELPPPPPPPP!

Stg 58 · February 09, 2002, 18:15

Had the same problem.I just took a punch and tapped it till it came loose.Thats when you notice all the caked on crud.

1006587 · February 09, 2002, 18:18

Soak down with your favorite penetrating oil. Kroil, PB Baster, WD-40 etc have been used with success. Then let the part sit for a week or two. After the oil has worked on the old carbon, the sight will turn out easily.

You have to let it sit for longer than humanly possible.

February 09, 2002, 18:12	#1
colt88 Registered FALaholic #: 4622 Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: vaughn , wa. Posts: 343	front sight removal Have 2 G-1s that I can't get the front sights off of.Already ruined one sight tool,& tried heat. Just doesn't budge. I got kits from Tasco,anybody else have this problem.HELPPPPPPPP! __________________ Hell, I can't be over the hill,I haven't reached the top yet.

February 09, 2002, 18:18	#3
1006587 Registered FALaholic #: 2853 Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,981	Soak down with your favorite penetrating oil. Kroil, PB Baster, WD-40 etc have been used with success. Then let the part sit for a week or two. After the oil has worked on the old carbon, the sight will turn out easily. You have to let it sit for longer than humanly possible. __________________ Any excuse will serve a tyrant. Aesop (~550 BC)

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February 09, 2002, 18:15	#2
Stg 58 Registered FALaholic #: 3023 Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Wash Posts: 579	Had the same problem.I just took a punch and tapped it till it came loose.Thats when you notice all the caked on crud.