RescueYou Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 I'm trying to remove the factory rear sight on my TS with NO LUCK. I took it to a gunsmith and he wasn't able to push it out with his sight pusher. Any suggestions on how to get it out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alma Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Step 1: Add heat (in case of loctite) Step 2: big hammer My table where I do most of my gun work isn't as stable as it needs to be for this type of thing sometimes so I occasionally use the cement floor in my laundry. If I remember there was a set screw so obviously get that out first in you haven't already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RescueYou Posted July 26, 2014 Author Share Posted July 26, 2014 Yeah the set screw is out, and the gunsmith did add heat. I just don't want to damage the slide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kneelingatlas Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 (edited) Never mind, it's new right? Stick it in a freezer for a half hour and try again. How are you securing the slide? You need a really solid base. Edited July 26, 2014 by kneelingatlas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthpawG26 Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 (edited) Heating up the sight may make things worse..heat expansion.. I'd try a liberal spraying (also on the set screw hole), or even soaking overnight, in WD40, and then attempt removal again.. Edited July 26, 2014 by SouthpawG26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kneelingatlas Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Heating up the sight may make things worse..heat expansion.. The heat is in case there's red loctite under it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djcantr Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Mine was in there incredibly tight. I used a chisel I had modified by grinding it to the shape of a dovetail and flattened the point. Took a lot of hammering to get it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SufferInSilence Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Mine just tapped off, hmmmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RescueYou Posted July 26, 2014 Author Share Posted July 26, 2014 I think I might just cut it off, it's super tight in there. I'll do it Monday, right now I've got fly with a trouts name on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitestir Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 I had to cut the front site out of a Smith pro shop 45. I just took a dremel cutting wheel and cut 90% of the way though once and then tapped it out. The relief cut allowed the site to flex enough to be tapped right out and I did not cut into the slide.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kneelingatlas Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Try the freezer! I recently build a new work bench out of a 1 1/2" butcher block kitchen table I got off Craigslist and bolted the corner with the vise to the ground with a pipe stand and sight come out really easy now Also, how heavy is the hammer you're using? I use a 10 oz ball peen hammer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayDee Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Not sure if this will help, but, in addition to freezing and lubricating and solid vise, I always try to tap CZ rear sights out from the left hand side of the slide, as you are holding the pistol normally. I recall hearing that the sights are installed from the right at the factory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leas327 Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 I had one I had to put in a Bridgeport and mill out. I tried all the stuff mentioned, it just wouldn't go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pivoproseem Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 (edited) The answer is.....a bigger hammer. You need a vise and some blocks of wood to keep from marring the slide while it's put in the vise as tightly as possible. Hammer the hell out of it with a punch, to the right. Edited July 29, 2014 by pivoproseem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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