Benchmade 940 Osbourne axis lock repair

dkb45 said:
The issue is in the pivot. The axis assembly assembly and handles are cake, but getting the pivot and blade in is a different story.
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I did a complete disassembly on my well loved 940 when I got it from a pawn shop. I remember I used some trick to put the blade and pivot back in. But I can't quite remember how I did it. Seems like it was a small issue but that I resolved it fairly quickly. I want to say I assembled the knife and then put the blade in. Maybe? I don't remember off hand.
 
Easiest way for me was to put everything but the blade and washers in place, then slowly pushing the blade and washers in while holding the lock down and finally getting them aligned with a toothpick before inserting the pivot.
 
So an update. I have emailed benchmade and no response as of yet. We will see how long it takes them to respond. I really do not want to send my knife in. What a PITA. As far as putting it back together... I had no problems at all. As long as you are careful and watch how it comes apart.
 
dkb45 said:
Every Benchmade I have sent in was disassembled by me, and they all got warranty work. They put that on their so idiots don't send in a bag of parts, or break something because they do t know what they are doing and claim it is a warranty issue. If you are competent at the knife don't worry about it, if you are not then don't bother lest you screw something up.
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For anybody concerned about opening their knife up voiding the warranty, so long as you don't ruin the knife you can still send it in. I would advise against opening an axis lock if you aren't sure how to do it, though.




Right here is the repair paper from a knife I just got back. A previous owner of the knife ruined a washer, and since the knife itself was fine it was repaired and sent right back. Took 2 weeks to the day to get it out and back.
 
dsheflin said:
I might have to try the piano wire. I can tell the gauge of the guitar string I used isn't quite as strong as stock. I have read that benchmade will usually still honor their warranty even if I opened it up. I think if they didn't people would stop buying them..
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I'm pretty sure .025" - .030" piano wire is the range you want to hit, 25 thou being probably near the strength of the guitar springs you have now. I was originally looking for .027" but could only source the .030". A good tip when making your own springs is to give them a 30 minute bake at 400 degrees F after to relieve any stresses you may have made while fashioning the springs. Hope that helps
 
I still have not received an email in return so I am guessing they are not interested in mailing me the part. I will probably mail my knife in next week and will update as I go through the process.
 
Call Benchmade. Emails sometimes fall into the cracks, but calls are almost always answered.
 
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