Broken omega springs

[skyhorse]

I'm not sure why they don't just make the part available to order.

Oh well , it's an easy fix. Who needs them , right ?

 

[toker]

Oh well , it's an easy fix. Who needs them , right ?

I usually carry a ZT, so I haven't worried too much about the springs in my Benchmade breaking since I carry them a lot less.

 

[skyhorse]

I usually carry a ZT, so I haven't worried too much about the springs in my Benchmade breaking since I carry them a lot less.

I don't carry Benchmade very often myself. The mini grip gets carried the most and I have a 710 in the box that's actually never been carried .

 

[c7m2p3]

Oh well , it's an easy fix. Who needs them , right ?

Yeah making your own really is a great fix. A pair of pliers and some memory wire that you can buy for extremely cheap will take care of dozens of knives over the years.

 

[Wiersmaj]

Oops I did it again. Update will follow.

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[Bob Denman]

Where are you getting the upgraded springs?

 

[Centermass]

Just an FYI, the tail tab ends on the ones I recently purchased on the Bay were too short to stay in the liner hole reliably, at least on my old Presidio 5000 auto that I decided needed a tune up out of tinkering curiosity. As soon as I had everything juuuuust about buttoned up, the new omega spring on the side buried under all the precariously tensioned mechanics would slip out… every.effin.time, which then required a complete takedown and restart. After about six tries and much cursing, I put the originals back in without trouble. I might try the Pacific and Sons down the road… when I’m ready to give myself another completely unnecessary headache.

ETA: The Bay no-names fit “ok” with some tweaking in my 710, but I have some Pacific Sons on order to compare.