kevin c Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 (edited) Just an FYI: Symptoms: from the normal forward trigger position when the gun has been cycled, pulling the trigger has an intermittent malfunction where the trigger moves to the rear with a slipping sensation but without sear release. The trigger remains to the rear. There is no increase in trigger weight; if anything, the trigger feels light. Reracking the slide may or may not reset the trigger and allow firing. The ejected round will have no striker mark. Cause (In my particular case): broken aftermarket connector. When pulling the gun apart, I first suspected a broken trigger return spring, but that was fine. It wasn't until I took out the aftermarket connector, which had maybe 30-40 thousand rounds on it, that I saw that it had cracked, and, when flexed in my fingers, then broke in two. Edited February 17, 2012 by kevin c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBP55 Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Brand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrVvrroomm Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Picture? Brand? More details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EkuJustice Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 + 1 on brand. I have seen alot of problems with the schere brand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcult Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 + 1 on brand. I have seen alot of problems with the schere brand Can you expand on this just a bit? I chose a Scherer over the others for my G17. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magsz Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 + 1 on brand. I have seen alot of problems with the schere brand Can you elaborate on the problems? I have three Scherer connectors. The first one in my G19 with 15k rounds on it. The second one in my G17 with 14k on it. The third in my G34 with 900 rounds on it. All of these connectors have THOUSANDS of dry fire pulls on them. To the OP. I have experienced this issue too with the ghost rocket connectors, namely the 3.5 and the 5.0 tactical. They werent "broken" per say but the angle of the dangle between the connector and the trigger housing was apparently "off". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted February 27, 2012 Author Share Posted February 27, 2012 Sorry not to have gotten back to this thread. IIRC, it was the lone wolf version, with the long leg of the connector spring narrowed with squared cuts on both sides. The break happened level with the base of the cut on the end that fits into the housing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomfab Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 I had a LWD connector break after approximately 30K rounds. I run stock Glock 3.5 lb connectors now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the duck of death Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 (edited) I have used Scherer and Glock OEM for my trigger jobs. Both produce 2lb triggers w/NO PROBLEMS. Edited March 3, 2012 by the duck of death Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goat68 Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 I think that is great longevity. It's a spring and shouldn't be expected to last forever. If you give your pistol to a Glock factory gunsmith at a match, my experience is they tend to replace just about all the guts. It wouldn't hurt to come up with a maintenance schedule to change out parts that are not OEM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glock+2 Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Just an FYI: It wasn't until I took out the aftermarket connector, which had maybe 30-40 thousand rounds on it........ Huh?, only 30-40 thousand rounds.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 (edited) Ha, well I just had a similar malfunction. This time it was the trigger return spring, a stock one that came out of my spares, so it definitely didn't have significant mileage on it. I think that is great longevity. It's a spring and shouldn't be expected to last forever. If you give your pistol to a Glock factory gunsmith at a match, my experience is they tend to replace just about all the guts. It wouldn't hurt to come up with a maintenance schedule to change out parts that are not OEM. .................................... Huh?, only 30-40 thousand rounds.... I suppose the OEM parts in factory configuration can last a long time, but one shouldn't assume the 120K round lifespan that some folks report. And I guess I was just expecting a leaf type spring to last longer than it did. Edited March 20, 2012 by kevin c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBP55 Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 That 120,000 round lifespan is for major parts like the barrel, slide and receiver and not minor maintenance parts like springs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tackdr1ver Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 I have had great luck with scherer connectors. I had an issue with a zev connector which got really really REALLY gritty after about 3000 rounds. I had a similar issue once: The connector was bent too close to a 90 degree angle. I fixed it by bending it to a 103 away from the trigger group housing. That fixed the problems. Having 30-40 k on a gun, smll things like that are bound to happen. Pop in a new connector and go back to blasting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charley Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Yesterday I was the first shooter on the first stage at our local USPSA match. I fired one round then the trigger wouldn't reset. At the range I couldn't find anything wrong. Today when I pressed out the connector it fell out in two pieces. I have been using this connector for five years in my Glock 35. The connector is stamped LWD. I sent e-mail to Lone Wolf along with a picture. The only other part I've broken is the Slide Stop Lever spring (at the match of course). That's not a fun experience. Fire a round and the slide locks back. Tap, rack, fire and the slide locks back again. The second time this happened (at a match of course) I was ready and used my thumb to hold down the Slide Stop Lever. That wasn't completely satisfactory, but I did finish the stage. Now I routinely replace the spring before a big match. Guess I need to add the connector to my list of parts to replace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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