How To Change/Fix Springs on Axis Lock

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George Magnum

George Magnum

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Hi. My Adamas, out of the box, is so loose that I can open it with the flick of my wrist. My Contego is not as bad, but close. Tightening the pivot screw just tightens all of the blade.

I belive my problem are the springs? If so, any advice about how to fix the problem would be great. If you think something else is wrong, would appreciate hearing it too.

P. S. I have not disassembled a Axis lock knife before.

Thanks
 
Can you see both omega springs are in place on the lock stud? Does the blade "snap back" closed when pulled out of the handle slightly?
 
while i don’t have an adamas, my contego is the same way. in my experience this is just something that comes with a heavier bladed knife with the axis lock.
the axis lock doesn’t have a detent like a liner or frame lock does. instead the blade is held in place by the axis bar interacting with the cut out part of the blade below the sharpening notch. therefore a lot of axis knives don’t have the strongest blade retention.
i don’t know how well i’m explaining it, probably not very well, but hopefully that helps in some way.
 
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Benchmade said:
Can you see both omega springs are in place on the lock stud? Does the blade "snap back" closed when pulled out of the handle slightly?
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Hi. Thank you for your time. Yes, your explanation is very helpful. Do you experience any feeling that resembles detent?
 
Benchmade said:
Can you see both omega springs are in place on the lock stud? Does the blade "snap back" closed when pulled out of the handle slightly?
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Hi. Thank you for responding. The blade does not "snap back." I am afraid that I don't know if omega springs are in place because I am not sure what that looks like... I have never opened up a Axis lock knife so I do not have a great understanding of the mechanics (but I would like to) Maybe you know of a diagram online that I can refer to?
 
View attachment 998201 There is a lock bar that slides over the top of the blade tang to lock the knife open. One tip of the Omega spring is bent at a right angle and fits in a hole in the lock plate. The other end of the Omega is curled around the lock bar. When the lock bar is pushed back, the Omega spring is compressed, and the blade can move. When you let go of the lock bar, the Omega spring pushes it forward, locking the blade.
There is one Omega spring on each end of the lock bar. The little anchor bends on the springs face in opposite directions. So the Omega springs come in right and left configurations. This is a picture of the right hand side Omega spring.
 
tiguy7 said:
View attachment 998201 There is a lock bar that slides over the top of the blade tang to lock the knife open. One tip of the Omega spring is bent at a right angle and fits in a hole in the lock plate. The other end of the Omega is curled around the lock bar. When the lock bar is pushed back, the Omega spring is compressed, and the blade can move. When you let go of the lock bar, the Omega spring pushes it forward, locking the blade.
There is one Omega spring on each end of the lock bar. The little anchor bends on the springs face in opposite directions. So the Omega springs come in right and left configurations. This is a picture of the right hand side Omega spring.
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Thank you much. I just took apart my Adamas. Good news and bad news. Now I understand more about how axis knives lock, and about the omega springs... Bad new, stripped a screw. It has stopped me cold. Now I got to drill the darn thing out. Pisser.
 
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