Glock Front Sight Screw

[tal3nt]

Noticed my front sight was slightly loose yesterday. It was professionally installed, but when I screwed off the hex and took off the blade, there appeared to be no threadlock. Anyways, I degreased it & put some blue loctite on it before screwing it back on. My question is, will it happen again? Should I use a different color threadlock?

[vintagearms]

Blue will work fine. Some people will use red.

[locosway]

Noticed my front sight was slightly loose yesterday. It was professionally installed, but when I screwed off the hex and took off the blade, there appeared to be no threadlock. Anyways, I degreased it & put some blue loctite on it before screwing it back on. My question is, will it happen again? Should I use a different color threadlock?

Nope, you did fine.

[tal3nt]

The heat from the barrel won't liquify the blue? 'Cause I'm pretty sure if the threadlock fails, the hex will eventually come loose again..

[locosway]

The heat from the barrel won't liquify the blue? 'Cause I'm pretty sure if the threadlock fails, the hex will eventually come loose again..

I used blue on mine, and I've had my gun far too hot to touch many times. I think you'd end up melting the gun or damaging components before the blue broke down from heat.

[tal3nt]

Anyways, just a little gripe: (over)paid $35 @ American Firearms & Gunsmith in La Habra, only because I don't have any rear sight tools, and the guy didn't even use threadlock on the front!

[vintagearms]

The heat from the barrel won't liquify the blue? 'Cause I'm pretty sure if the threadlock fails, the hex will eventually come loose again..

According to my Google search, you'd have to heat it to over 400 degrees before the blue melted. I dont EVER see that happening. $25 is a normal charge for sights.

[locosway]

Anyways, just a little gripe: (over)paid $35 @ American Firearms & Gunsmith in La Habra, only because I don't have any rear sight tools, and the guy didn't even use threadlock on the front!

I did my own with a brass punch set, and I made a front sight tool by grinding down the wall of a thin wall socket.

[tal3nt]

I used blue on mine, and I've had my gun far too hot to touch many times. I think you'd end up melting the gun or damaging components before the blue broke down from heat.

Sweet, guess I'm good to go. Thanks for your input!

[tal3nt]

I got this tool from amazon that's perfect for the front sight. Definitely outlast most other aluminum ones

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000O5ILUM/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00

[HighLander51]

Don't use thread locking compounds on sights, use Permatex # 2 instead. I have installed hundreds, thats right, hundreds of Glock sights, and not one has come loose, ever. Including my own G21 at over 100,000 rounds.

[friedokra]

I got this tool from amazon that's perfect for the front sight. Definitely outlast most other aluminum ones
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ls_o00_s00_i00

+1

I have the same one, it's good quality stuff.

[tal3nt]

Don't use thread locking compounds on sights, use Permatex # 2 instead. I have installed hundreds, thats right, hundreds of Glock sights, and not one has come loose, ever. Including my own G21 at over 100,000 rounds.

Is that like superglue or something? Will I be able to replace them later on?

[locosway]

Is that like superglue or something? Will I be able to replace them later on?

Permatex No. 2 is a gasket sealer, not a thread locker.

Personally I use thread lock on threads, and the gasket sealer on my engines.

[tal3nt]

Thread lock for threads, gasket sealer for gaskets. Sounds about right