Delica TORX stipped

[beccaio]

I recently bought the Delica 4 which has the TORX screws which hold the clip on. After adjusting the clip, one of the three screws has now stripped out the hole.

Anyone else have this experience? Solution?

 

[4 s ter]

I recently bought the Delica 4 which has the TORX screws which hold the clip on. After adjusting the clip, one of the three screws has now stripped out the hole.

Anyone else have this experience? Solution?

Not experience, but a solution. You can get new clip screws from Spyderco Warranty and Repair.

The screws are intentionally softer than the liner material they screw into. It's easier to replace a stripped screw than to re-tap screwholes in a liner.

A tip for the future - Screws often may be held in place with Loctite (or some similar compound. Application of heat (by touching the screw head with a soldering iron) will release the blue Loctite making the screw easier to remove and less likely to strip.

Hope this helps!

David

 

[beccaio]

Thanks David!

 

[STR]

You can get that screw out by cutting a thin slot in the head using a thin kerf cut off disc like those sold in the dremmel sections of sears and lowes. Just make it into a flat head screw driver type screw to get it out to replace it. If you don't have a soldering iron a wood burner heated up will often do the same job.

STR