1636 adjustments

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Ok -gonna try to make a long story at least somewhat shorter. Got a 1635 -didn't like the thumbstuds ( didn't work for me) - sold it off . Got a 1636 - still didn't like the thumbstuds (didn't work for me). Had the boink or ping experience ( noise followed by no speed safe operation for that opening cycle). The as always good folks at K'shaw sent me a couple of sets of actautors and torsion bars to replace the originals ( by this time I had 2 -1636's) - replaced springs - noticed that the 1636 I was using daily had a problem with the lock moving across the blade towards the opposite scale and then being really hard to un-lock.Bought second 1635 - swaped blades - real happy - somewhat amazed at how long the ZDP-189 blade stays sharp! Order second 1635 -ready to make two Frankenshaws and two Kersinsteins by swapping blades/handles. Still - bothers me that the 1636's aren't right (both are a little tough to close if you really grip them to cut something). occurs to me that the one thing that both 1636's have in common is that the same monkey took 'em apart.Said monkey thinks long and hard about the dis-assemble/re-assemble process and it finally occurs to him that he should fiddle with the bolts. Here's what Bonzo found : 1.) #9 torx pivot bolt is pretty hard to maladjust - too loose and you get side2side play ,too tight and the thing won't open (or close). Not tough to figure out/adjust. 2.) first #7 torx handle bolt - also pretty straightforward - overtighten and you've got open/close problems.3.) The second or middle #7 torx handle bolt is the function critical bolt in this knife - overtighten this pup and you can get a really good knife to work like s#@!t - adjustment is simple -keep loossining until you get a good lock up and the knife un-locks reasonably easily.4.) the third or end #7 torx seems to be pretty non-critical - far as I can tell -tighten it up and that's the end of it. Really-really like my 1636's now and oddly enough am pretty damm impressed with the 1635's -these are about as goof proof a design as you can get - about the only way you can screw up a 1635 is to over /under tighten the pivot bolt - these really ar a elegantly simple design.Oh yeah -removed thumbstuds - I'm happier.BTW- I'm sure K'shaw woulda fixed 'em for me - but anything I've screwed up once - I'll screw up again unless I can figure it out.