disassembling a buck vantage pro

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manassas dragon

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my vantage pro has lint and dirt in every crack and crevice. it is also getting more and more
difficult to open. can i take out the screw(bolt?) nearest the blade,clean everything out
and be good to go? i want to avoid having to send it back in to be reassembled if
there is something that i am not considering.
 
You can completely disassemble it and clean it. It doesn't require an engineering degree. You have to remove the pocket clip, the scales and then you can remove the pivot pin. The reason you must do all of the above, is because there is a small pin thats rides in a run along side the pivot pin which allows the blade to only open so far. Once you have the scales off you will see it, but don't loose it. There are also brass washers in between the frame of the knife and the blade.

If you don't want to do all that, Take your knife and wash it out with hot waster and dish soap. Use an air compressor to blow all the stuff out and then oil it up. Completely disassembling it may void your warranty and the torix screws are sensitive. They strip easily and can break off.
 
I dont think it would hurt it, although dishwashing detergent can be abrasive and who knows what kind of chemicals are in there. If you do decide to run it through the dishwasher, rinse it off after the wash and dry it well, after I would oil it up real good...
 
I think the dishwasher is a bad idea-I have heard of blades rusting after one run though. Matt's suggestion of hot soapy water is best. Your sink spicket is good enough. If your take it apart, I recommend when you take the pivot rivot off, follow it out with an unfolded paperclip or wire of some sort, though the washers and blade. Then they can hang out of the way while you clean but will make it much easier to get the washers lined back up. That is the only pain of the whole procedure. I couldnt get them slid in and lined up to put the pivot back in. Kept dropping them in the carpet and had a hell of a time finding them......I had been drinking of course:o
 
I'm with you Kev, making sure that you don't drop the washers and or that little pin is the only difficult part of taking one apart and putting it back together. I used a drill bit the size of the pivot pin to push it out and at the same time keep the washers aligned.

I've swapped the scales around on a few of them. I changed scales from a rosewood Bond arms model to a Pro because I thought that it deserved a premium steel. I'm sure that the 13C26 is Ok, but I wanted it to have the best blade available in it.
 
Yeah Dave, thats a good method.

I've said from the word go, that scales should be sold seperately to be able to create your own look.
 
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