BM AFCK repair

[Tsujigiri]

So I picked up an old Benchmade AFCK mini at a gunshow this weekend. One of the side logos is badly dented, and it has some wear, but for $30 I thought it would make a good edc blade. However, upon disassembly, I found that the plastic backspacer is cracked. As you can see, the tip is broken off, and there is also a crack in the part remaining. It functions, but I'd like to replace it. Benchmade doesn't have parts for something this old, but I seem to recall hearing about someone who replaced the spacer with metal collars on this model. Does anyone know exactly what works for this? Thanks in advance!

 

[Tsujigiri]

Anyone know how to do this? Or did I make a mistake in getting this?

 

[Bill1170]

The tip is easy to fix with a little grinding. The backspacer should also be easy to replace. A copy can be made out of any number of materials, using the original as a template. This is not so hard to do, so I think you did fine for your $30. If you hire another to do the repairs instead of doing them yourself, it will likely double the cost of your knife.

 

[Brennanscott]

easy fix and I would buy that knife for $30 any day of the week.

 

[T. Erdelyi]

I hafta look, I remember postin' somethin' about it when my spacer broke, I bought some aluminum tubing and cut it then hand filed it to spec, it worked great, later while I had the facilities at work I turned down some stainless stock and repaced the Aluminum.

Look in the archives if ya get a chance, there's even a nice photo disassembly walk through I did awhile back.

 

[RevDevil]

Check out this site:
http://www.knifekits.com/vcom/advanced_search_result.php?search_in_description=1&keywords=spacers
They have a ton of sizes and styles. I'm sure with the some measuring of the back spacer thickness you can find something that will fit like a glove. Give em a call.

 

[Tsujigiri]

Thanks! I'll take a look at those options.

 

[Joeninja]

theres another option
look in the want to buy forum

 

[THE PUNISHER]

send it back with 5 bux they will sharpen it new,and add barrell spaces......

 

[glee]

You did good. I was once going to replace that spacer with a solid piece of aluminum on a full size AFCK. I was just going to cut a piece to match the plastic one and actually extend it a little to reduce the flex of the scales. The only odd thing was getting the right thickness. Never got around to it. Since your's is a mini thickness might be different and more available. Can you measure it?

 

[elkins45]

theres another option
look in the want to buy forum

I left you a visitor message.

 

[jkarp_53]

Send the knife up to Benchmade for servicing. You pay for the postage there and $5 for return shipping...but you'll get a repaired and fully functional knife in return. 800-800-7427...ask for Customer Service.

Fine knife and good deal for what you paid for it~!

 

[CARRERA50]

Great lock-up. The one I carry regularly has been flipped hundreds of
times and the lock looks just like yours. The AFCK is a true classic.