I have a WASR 10 with the elevation sight post frozen in place. This thing will not budge. The gun's a couple of years old and I've been shooting it with a red dot mounted, but I want to go back to irons. I was never able to turn the sight post. It seems like it's welded to the windage drum.

 

Forget about the sight post tools - I broke 2 of them. I tried soaking in PB Blast and Kroil over night. Still won't budge. I tried hitting it with a punch on both sides - no good.

 

I gripped it on the top blade with needle nose vice-grips with another pair clamped on the sides to help stabilize it - no good. The vice-grips tend to slide off to the side.

 

Tried heating with a torch and the vice grip method, still won't budge.

 

I'm about ready to pull out the dremel and drill it out. The windage drum is most likely going to need to be replaced since the threads will most likely get hosed. I'm afraid if I go this route that I might not get a replacement windage drum to fit right - not sure about this one since I haven't done this before.

 

I thought about replacing the entire front sight assembly, but there is a nut tack-welded at the end of the barrel. I'm sure trying to get the nut off and replace the entire sight will be a major PITA.

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Anyone have any ideas?

I can't imagine why it would be so stuck.. you have done everything I would think to do..are the threads messed up maybe? I know that my front sight moves pretty freely with the tool..

It's possible the threads are messed up. If they are, I received it that way. Have you pressed in a windage drum yet? Do you know if they vary in size much? I think I may have to drill out the sight post.

order a new site post ,,its not hard to replace .

if you need the nut re welded take a ride up and i will tack it for you

order a new site post ,,its not hard to replace .

if you need the nut re welded take a ride up and i will tack it for you

 

When you say "replace the sight post", do you mean the entire sight assy? If so, I guess cut the tack weld on the nut and remove. How does the sight assy come off? It looks like there is a pin in the front. I thought about replacing the entire sight, but I'm not quite sure how to get it off, or the best way.

yes cut the weld with a dremil wheel ,, then knock out the 2 pins , the sight will come off with the help of a plastic mallet .

The threads on the muzzle nut are reverse thread.

Sigman have you resolved your issue yet?

Sigman have you resolved your issue yet?

 

Not yet - I'm going to shoot it and see how far the sight is off. I want to zero at 50 yds. If it shoots low, I can file it down and I'll be OK. I can move the windage drum. I've been shooting it with a red dot, but I want to go back to irons.

 

If this doesn't work, I thought about dremeling the sight post out, The windage drum will most likely get ruined and I'll need to replace it. Junkmated suggested replacing the entire sight assy, but I haven't found a sight assy in stock. If I replace the windage drum, it needs to be a perfect fit. If you have any idea's, let me know. Thanks

I think you will not have an issue fitting in a new drum. K-VAR has front sight bases in stock, also front sight posts. Unsure if the FSB comes with drum & post or not. I dont see a drum listed anywhere as a seperate item, may want to call them. I think it would fit just fine.

Yea, I checked the K-VAR site and the closest I saw was a bulgarian sight block, but the pin spacing looks wider than the one on my gun. They show the pins .75 apart and my current is approx .490 apart. I put a caliper on my barrel and it's about .575 and the sight block is .590. Do you think this will work?

 

http://www.k-var.com...&cat=290&page=1

Im thinking just yank the drum and pin out and resell the block on a builder forum.

 

If the drum is a little tight you can easily take it down a little. If its a little loose you can upset it with a center punch. I dont think you would have a problem. All the drums should be standard

Have u tried freezing the part, put it in the freezer and let it sit over night, or goto the supermarket and get dry ice. Metal shrinks when it gets cold and u maybe able to get if loose

Just an update - it's sighted in at 50 yds so I"m OK. I did order a Romanian front sight assy so I may change it anyway and install a brake when I feel like messing with it.