Adjusting pivots

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Rich S

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How do you adjust the pivot screws when there is only a Torx slot on one side of the pivot? I've noticed that Kershaw, CRKT and others are just using one sided pivot and the opposite side is smooth. I guess I could use my Dremel cutting wheel to cut a slot for a screwdriver blade in the flat side of the pivot. Seems some companies are getting sloppy in designing/manufacturing of their blades. Don't know about high end knives. Fortunately I haven't needed to adjust the pivots on the couple that are single sided. I did try on one Kershaw, but when I turned the Torx screw on one side, the smooth side turned right with it.

Thanks for any suggestions or help.
Rich
 
Yes, I have tried everything I know of (including pressure on the smooth side) short of cutting a driver groove with my Dremel on it.
Rich
 
Rich S said:
Yes, I have tried everything I know of (including pressure on the smooth side) short of cutting a driver groove with my Dremel on it.
Rich
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Open the knife so it is securely locked up and place a little bit of sideways pressure on the blade.

This should allow you to undo the screw. It tends to put enough pressure on the female pivot to hold it in place for you.
 
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Try a rubber jar cap remover. You can also try some kind of locktite or super glue on the side that's moving without a screw. Won't be east to remove later but it may be better than using a dremel.
 
Squeezing the knife when it's closed usually works for me. I put pressure on the un-tooled side too just for good measure. Works much the same way as the open method. If there's locktite, you might need a bit of heat to undo it.
 
I use blue tac, and some pressure. It's the gummy stuff used to hang posters on the wall. So far, works like a charm for me.

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I had trouble disassembling a Kershaw Shallot. So I screwed the pocket clip down on a piece of rubber band against the head of the T-nut. That held the nut well enough to break the bond of the blue Loctite. I took apart 7 knives using that method.
 
Interesting, that's a problem I didnt think I would run into. I've only disassembled Spyerco's and benchmades. They either had torx on both sides or a flat non rotating part of the pivot. I guess on flippers they want really free rotation wherever possible.
 
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