Posted: 1/16/2008 9:48:14 AM EDT
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It can not be that hard. I am trying to remove my rear sight on a series II Kimber to neuter the schwartz and i cannot loosen the detent screw that goes through the sight to hold it in place. Does anyone know if kimber uses some kind of Lock Tite on this part? I have used two wrenches for this job and they both have twisted to the point of breakage. Why is it so hard to remove the damn thing? please help |
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You are doing nothing wrong. Kimber just installs them very tight. I changed the sights on mine to Trijicons. We used a vise, and some strips of clean oak from the Home Despot. Drove it out with a brass punch and ball-peen hammer. Kind of had to wail on it a bit. Ok, more than a bit.  Right to left sounds correct. You wan to drive it so that the rear slide goes towards the ejection port (starboard side of the gun) |
...... if memory serves me facing the slide from the rear the sight comes out from left to right.
| I just put on a Champion rear sight last week. I found I could only get the sight out by driving it towards the ejection port side or from the left side to the right. I didn't have much trouble, but I used a square piece of scrap hard wood to drive it out. The small (7mm) punches did not provide as much surface area. The hard wood pushes the whole side of the sight and won't scratch anything. Good luck. David |
yeah, but if you really wail on it you can force it out right to left. Trust me on this. When I did mine I was told, drift it out the port side. I thought they meant "port" as in ships, i.e. the left, not ejection port, i.e. right. |
I think it's a 20 ton press but they are a bitch to get out. I gave up after six or seven hard blows with hammer and brass dowel. I have no idea why they have a set screw. |