reinstalling glock front sight.

[Clyde777]

I reinstalled my glock front sight with a brand new screw but forgot to clean out the inside of the sight with the old dried loctite will it still be good since its a new screw or should I take it apart again and scrub it down and reinstall?

[Wake27]

I'm sure its recommended but I've reinstalled several accessories without cleaning out the old loctite first and haven't had an issue yet. That being said, if its a carry/HD gun and doesn't have a red dot, I'd probably fix it as that's much more of an issue than a light working loose or something.

[0uTkAsT]

It's probably fine but I wouldn't gamble on it, especially since its not a big deal to take it apart and do it correctly. I use rubbing alcohol to clean the threads and apply blue loctite.

[MStarmer]

I reinstalled my glock front sight with a brand new screw but forgot to clean out the inside of the sight with the old dried loctite will it still be good since its a new screw or should I take it apart again and scrub it down and reinstall?

If you didn't clean the screw then absolutely take it back apart. I would also suggest red 271 over blue (242) for front sight installs. Glue the blade to the slide and the screw as well.

https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?204842-Loose-Glock-front-sight-post-notch/page2

Should look like this;
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/933/28817429157_34e00908b1_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/KUuRGR)fullsizeoutput_19a (https://flic.kr/p/KUuRGR) by Michael Starmer (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156641484@N07/), on Flickr

[jsbhike]

I've always reused the screw. Used a degreaser and always 262 or 271 and never lost one.