Quote Originally Posted by big honkin jeep View Post
I have fixed a couple of broken ones with a spot weld using a wire welder and a file to smooth up the finished product and a drop of cold blue. Any welder would probably spot it for you for nothing more than a "Thank You". Not sure how epoxy is going to hold up.
IMPORTANT: The leaf type tension spring needs a slight arch on it to function properly and can be very dangerous without tension. I had one improperly adjusted that would fire when the safety was pushed off when I first started tinkering. A lighter spring can be made from .043 piano wire from a hardware store.. I've even heard of guys cutting the arm off a spinner bait to make a lighter spring. Either way make sure you have tension.
Sounds like the safety screw just needs adjustment. Hopefully you got that issue resolved with the new trigger install and adjustment.
Good luck and save the old factory parts (even if they need repair) they are getting harder and harder to find
I have a TIG welder, but decided on the Marine Tex. Marine Tex is tough stuff. It can be threaded & in my opinion is equal to JB Weld. I used it as a support to a rear aluminum fender on a bike project (actually it was more or less an underside laminate to prevent flexing. That was 3 yrs. ago & it's still holding. That bike is a 500cc single: mucho vibration!

The sear spring has plenty of tension: any more & it wouldn't be installed (the limit of my strength was reached installing it).

I think that the safety issue can be traced to a bowed sear pin: I'm convince that someone has been into this trigger before I got it. The original owner is deceased: therefore no background info.

Thanks for all the info posted.