Benchmade Benchmade 9400 Osborne

[tomfendler]

I recently bought the Benchmade 9400 Osborne and really like the knife except I noticed that when the blade is open there is some play in the blade and it can wiggle slightly from side to side. Is that typical for automatic/side opening knives?

 

[Danny Linguini]

Welcome to the forum!

That doesn’t sound right. I have a Mini Osborne, and everything is rock-solid - there’s no movement at all when the blade is open. I have a few folders of various types, and none of them have any blade play. The only thing I have with a wobble is a cheap POS Chinese OTF, and even that isn’t bad for an auto.

 

[tomfendler]

upon more critical inspection it appears that the tiny star head bolt near the pivot is visibly loose and needs to be tightened - I do not have that size star wrench and have reached out to Benchmade for support. When Open - if I clench down on the pivot area of the knife with my thumb the audible wobble is gone.

 

[palonej]

I have one also. Solid. Just tighten the pivot a tiny bit.

 

[Silent H]

You'll need a torx driver, it's probably a T10 on the pivot. Benchmade might try to seel you their toolkit, but you can pick one up at your local hardware store or Home Depot for cheap.

 

[awjones]

^ would recommend a quality driver and torx set like a Wiha instead