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Posted: 11/21/2015 1:01:34 AM EDT
Hello All, I'm a total noob at AKs, so be easy on me

I installed a new sight drum into the front sight block, but the threading was not completely at top dead center for the sight post.

Can I merely take a hardened bolt and thread it into the drum to facilitate torquing the bolt head, via a small hammer, to correct the orientation or just simply remove and try, try again?
Link Posted: 11/21/2015 10:19:06 AM EDT
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Hello All, I'm a total noob at AKs, so be easy on me

I installed a new sight drum into the front sight block, but the threading was not completely at top dead center for the sight post.

Can I merely take a hardened bolt and thread it into the drum to facilitate torquing the bolt head, via a small hammer, to correct the orientation or just simply remove and try, try again?
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Just remove the sight post, push out the drum and start over. It should be pretty easy.

Link Posted: 12/4/2015 12:32:47 PM EDT
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Check-raiser,

In theory, yes, if you have a bolt and can get it in the threads, yes you could then tap the bolt to rotate the drum. There is a little bit of elongation of the clearance 'slot' to accommodate being off front-to-back. IF you have the correct threaded bolt (metric?).
Like Carbine said, its probably easier to tap it out, line it up and use a pencil mark of alignment then re-install it. Been there myself, ...just last week! If it's your PSAK47, mine lined up dead center. The trunnions may suck but the sights are straight...

Jeff.       GlockRocket34
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