JohnnyD Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 (edited) I just put a Ghost Spring kit and ultimate connector in my brand new Glock 35. It has only been dry fired a bit. When you pull the trigger to the rear and rack the slide and release the slide at full force the trigger only half resets. If you pull the trigger and rack it without holding the trigger back it usually resets fine. I uploaded a quick video of what it is doing : Reset Issue I am a Glock newb so I might be doing something stupid. I watched a few videos on how to install the kit online and it seemed so easy...lol i disassembled it twice now to make sure everything looked correct and it's still happening. Any ideas? I might seal the stock parts back in to see if that fixes it and try another time. EDIT - I just swapped back all of the parts besides the reduced power firing pin cause that was a real PITA and it's resetting fine...so obviously something is up. Thanks Edited January 30, 2019 by JohnnyD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBP55 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 (edited) The 6# trigger spring with a 4# firing pin spring can cause reset issues. Install the kit with your OEM trigger spring and all should work well. Edited January 30, 2019 by JBP55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyD Posted January 30, 2019 Author Share Posted January 30, 2019 So stubborn me kept at it and it's working now...I might not have been getting the trigger spring set down in there just quite right but it was in correct direction. I started swapping parts back one at a time with the trigger spring being the last thing. It's working fine now and feels a little better than the stock minus connector. But hey on the plus side I can tear a Glock down really fast now I will keep the factory parts in my range bag just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyD Posted January 30, 2019 Author Share Posted January 30, 2019 Well I spoke too soon. After cycling the slide to the rear about 30x it started not resetting again. I swapped back to stock trigger spring and all is well. Stock spring honestly feels a little better anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgh Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Standard fix for a Glock is go back to OEM and maybe change one thing at a time. Or don't change anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskinsler83 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 If it is a Gen4 you will not be able to use a extra power trigger spring. I only use and recommend the stock power trigger spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyD Posted January 30, 2019 Author Share Posted January 30, 2019 11 minutes ago, dskinsler83 said: If it is a Gen4 you will not be able to use a extra power trigger spring. I only use and recommend the stock power trigger spring. It is a Gen4 good to know. I have read online you didn't use it on Gen5's but nothing about that on Gen4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskinsler83 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Gen5’s do not use the traditional trigger return spring anyways. They use a system similar to the NY trigger springs from the G42/43/43X/48. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBP55 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 15 hours ago, lgh said: Standard fix for a Glock is go back to OEM and maybe change one thing at a time. Or don't change anything. Unless you know what you are doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyD Posted January 30, 2019 Author Share Posted January 30, 2019 Or have a bunch of great help on this board Wasn't a bad learning experience though, I have a bunch of experience now tearing down a Glock 10x easier than my old XDs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgh Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 2 hours ago, JBP55 said: Unless you know what you are doing. Like the guys who sell the spring kits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBP55 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 59 minutes ago, lgh said: Like the guys who sell the spring kits You have to know what to buy and how to use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyD Posted January 30, 2019 Author Share Posted January 30, 2019 I went back on Ghost's site and it mentions nothing about not using the trigger spring on Gen4's. This is the kit I bought but it only included the 4lb striker spring Ghost 3.5 Ultimate Trigger Kit It obviously doesn't work...no harm no foul but was a little bit frustrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwhpfan Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 The 5# striker spring and extra power trigger spring feels the same enough to me as the 4.5# with the stock trigger spring...but the former ignites all primers so that's what I use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HCH Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Looks like your trigger spring is too heavy. Or your striker spring is too light. I’ve got the ghost ultimate connector with Wolff competition spring kit in my 17 gen 4 and haven’t had any problems with reset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyD Posted February 10, 2019 Author Share Posted February 10, 2019 Well I shot it today in a match and was having reset issues again. Not as bad as with the Ghost trigger spring but still bad. I might not have noticed it at the range in those first 100 rounds as I was shooting slow to test different loads. We had a couple of speed style shoots and it was not keeping up what so ever. It seemed to reset almost in 2 stages. I think I will go back to stock striker spring for now. Once I put an order together somewhere I will try a couple of different spring weights or just say screw it and run it stock (minus the connector and plunger spring). What is the stock striker weight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polymer Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 2 hours ago, JohnnyD said: What is the stock striker weight? 5.5 lbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyD Posted February 11, 2019 Author Share Posted February 11, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, Polymer said: 5.5 lbs Thanks. I just went down to my bench and dry fired the gun a few times. I noticed what was actually happening. The trigger safety won't reset all the way when the trigger is pulled and held back. When you cycle the slide the trigger goes about 95% of the way forward but the trigger safety is stuck. If you push the trigger forward it resets the safety fully. Like I said earlier I will go back to stock striker spring and see if that fixes it. Otherwise the Ghost Connector will have to be swapped out for the OEM minus connector leaving only the reduced power safety plunger spring. If that isn't satisfactory for me I might get one of the Glock Triggers or Zev Fulcrum triggers since all the parts are already mated and tuned to work together. Though it's $150ish bucks I rather not spend. Edited February 11, 2019 by JohnnyD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskinsler83 Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Which connector is it again? Dont swap anything yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskinsler83 Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Actually just Pm me here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HCH Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 On 2/10/2019 at 7:07 PM, JohnnyD said: Thanks. I just went down to my bench and dry fired the gun a few times. I noticed what was actually happening. The trigger safety won't reset all the way when the trigger is pulled and held back. When you cycle the slide the trigger goes about 95% of the way forward but the trigger safety is stuck. If you push the trigger forward it resets the safety fully. Like I said earlier I will go back to stock striker spring and see if that fixes it. Otherwise the Ghost Connector will have to be swapped out for the OEM minus connector leaving only the reduced power safety plunger spring. If that isn't satisfactory for me I might get one of the Glock Triggers or Zev Fulcrum triggers since all the parts are already mated and tuned to work together. Though it's $150ish bucks I rather not spend. That sounds like your trigger spring isn’t sitting correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyD Posted February 12, 2019 Author Share Posted February 12, 2019 I went through some tips that dskinsler83 offered up and it didn't fix the issue I was having. Though he was extremely helpful. I swapped back the stock striker spring and it's resetting correctly now. While I had it out I also tried the stock minus connector and had same issue. So right now I just have the reduced power plunger and Ghost connector. Trigger isn't very great. Going to give it a shot and might just get a trigger kit. Like I said before I might try a 4.5 or 5lb striker spring at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aircooled6racer Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Hello: Could the striker be dragging in the sleeve in the slide? Also check to see if the plunger spring is not bent rubbing on the striker. Sounds like something is dragging. Thanks, Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBP55 Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Take your pistol to a Glock Armorer and tell him you want it fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyD Posted February 13, 2019 Author Share Posted February 13, 2019 11 hours ago, Aircooled6racer said: Hello: Could the striker be dragging in the sleeve in the slide? Also check to see if the plunger spring is not bent rubbing on the striker. Sounds like something is dragging. Thanks, Eric How would you suggest I check the striker dragging out? The plunger spring is nice and straight. Currently it has the reduced power in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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