CurlyShuffle Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Hello, I don't know if anyone else has encountered this issue, but I currently can't field strip my Gen 5 Glock that has a Timney trigger without either removing the backplate or pressing the trigger while taking the slide off (takes a little hand dexterity). Anyway, I noticed that the silver bar at the top of the trigger housing that interacts with the trigger bar and striker is set too high. What could I possibly do to reduce that height and ease the field stripping process? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
himurax13 Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Just to clarify, you are having to press the trigger while removing the slide? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuayThaiJJ Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 When you pull back the slide and engage the slide release be careful not to pull back too much or you will capture the slide on the Timney mechanism. Pull back just enough to engage the slide release Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyShuffle Posted February 26, 2023 Author Share Posted February 26, 2023 14 hours ago, himurax13 said: Just to clarify, you are having to press the trigger while removing the slide? Yes, either that or remove the backplate when the slide is back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarilynMonbro Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 I would email timney and tell them the issue. Might be something out of spec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braxton1 Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 I am trying to picture this... What is catching? The lower lug of the Firing Pin and the sear? Slide Cover Plate vs. Sear? If the Trigger is pulled, releasing the Firing Pin to go forward, that shouldn't be able to catch the sear unless one inadvertently pulls the slide back too far and resets the Firing Pin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyShuffle Posted February 28, 2023 Author Share Posted February 28, 2023 11 hours ago, Braxton1 said: I am trying to picture this... What is catching? The lower lug of the Firing Pin and the sear? Slide Cover Plate vs. Sear? If the Trigger is pulled, releasing the Firing Pin to go forward, that shouldn't be able to catch the sear unless one inadvertently pulls the slide back too far and resets the Firing Pin. I believe it's the striker catching against the top of the Timney trigger insert. Pressing the trigger lowers the Timney bar low enough for the slide to be removed from the frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 Check that the timney housing hasn’t risen in the frame. The screw that holds the housing via the glock trigger housing might have backed out or broken the glock housing. When the timney first came out that was a problem, then they started shipping with a little washer because too much torque would break the glock housing. Your supposed to use locktite on that little screw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcc7x7 Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Striker catches the release bar on the timney. Release slide as usual then press trigger and pull slide off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyShuffle Posted March 29, 2023 Author Share Posted March 29, 2023 I thought I'd post an update to this. I sent a message to Johnny Glock explaining my situation (I also had the Omega service on the trigger). What he suggested was to replace the connector with a stock connector. I replaced the connectors and sure enough, it's working just fine again. No appreciable difference in performance too, which is nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedDotsOnly Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 I had this issue and truthfully I just gave up - The trigger isn't worth all the trouble that friends have had with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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