Disassembly of a sebenza 25? Any ideas?

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SHAKEandBAKE

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Hey Guys,

I am new to crk knives and although I feel comfortable taking apart my large and small 21's, I was wondering how different the process is for the sebenza 25. I know because of the washers (one washer has a notch that holds on to the frame) you cannot slide the knife and washers into the handle like the 21 so I was wondering what the process is then for taking apart and re-assembling the sebenza 25. I have searched for a take down video of the 25 but cannot find one so if someone could post the process and pics or a video that would be amazing!! As soon as I get my 25 next and I am going to do an in detail video review and disassembly video but I would feel comfortable knowing how to do it before hand! Thanks in advance for the replies!
 
Personally I would not take apart a brand new knife. If it works well, why risk messing with it? Just my opinion.
 
Locutus D'Borg said:
Personally I would not take apart a brand new knife. If it works well, why risk messing with it? Just my opinion.
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Ahh ... If I am using it, for me it is the opposite. I want to get as familiar as I can with it. The chances of messing it up are minimal and if the worst of the worst happens, you can always send it in.

I would call CRK and ask for a step by step. They will be more than happy to help you.
 
Locutus D'Borg said:
Personally I would not take apart a brand new knife. If it works well, why risk messing with it? Just my opinion.
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I'm not wanting to take it apart the minute I get it, I'm just wanting to know because eventually I will be taking it apart to clean it, replace the old lube with new, etc.
 
Its not complicated maybe a little more so than a 21 or the umnum but just take it apart and put it back everything can only really fit in their correct locations and there is no longer a way to pinch the washers when I took it apart i used a similar approach to the umnum where the blade has to be in the pivot before adding the second handle slab. and it may requiring awkwardly holding down the lock-bar while doing so. The best way to learn is to just sit down and fiddle with it.
 
JPR984 said:
Its not complicated maybe a little more so than a 21 or the umnum but just take it apart and put it back everything can only really fit in their correct locations and there is no longer a way to pinch the washers when I took it apart i used a similar approach to the umnum where the blade has to be in the pivot before adding the second handle slab. and it may requiring awkwardly holding down the lock-bar while doing so. The best way to learn is to just sit down and fiddle with it.
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You're probably right man. I'll break the knife in, if it needs it, and then after a couple of weeks I'll take it apart (while making a video for people like me) and replace the old lube with new. Thanks man.
 
I would take a look on youtube for somebody has already taken apart and reassembled the 25. Thats just me. I'm better with visual instructions than written instructions.
 
coop1957 said:
I would take a look on youtube for somebody has already taken apart and reassembled the 25. Thats just me. I'm better with visual instructions than written instructions.
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Same here! I am looked everywhere on YouTube and other sites for a video take down of the 25 but I cannot find a single one. There are some pics of the 25 taken apart but no videos that I have found.
 
Then you will be the first. And I'll watch it, that's for sure.

SHAKEandBAKE said:
Same here! I am looked everywhere on YouTube and other sites for a video take down of the 25 but I cannot find a single one. There are some pics of the 25 taken apart but no videos that I have found.
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Locutus D'Borg said:
Then you will be the first. And I'll watch it, that's for sure.
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It's funny man, I'm actually a video editor so I got all this nice stuff to make videos with but I have not posted a single video on YouTube of anything. I guess I just needed something that I cared about enough (my crk knives) to take the time to make some videos and post them. But yeah, I'm gonna break in my 25 in for a couple of weeks and when I take it apart I'll do an in-depth review in HD of the disassembly and re-assembly. I'm also going to experiment with purple loctite and Teflon tape for the pivot and see if they are even needed, and if they are, which one of those two options would be a viable option. I've only ever used blue loctite and it can be a bitch to get off but crk actually recomends purple so maybe that is a little easier to remove. I like to constantly clean and disassemble my knives, partly for fun but mainly because of my OCD for cleaning things so being able to find a good option to keep the pivot tight and being able to quickly clean the pivot is important to me.
 
^ I agree with Atony:thumbup: no problems for my 25 takedown either. With the tight tolerances of CRK's, and precision parts, you almost have to do something really wrong assembling or pinch a washer. The first time I took down a CRK I was blown away how easy it all went. Just remember what piece's go where, but even that's easier on a 25 than a 21 b/c of the new washer's, pressed stop pin and you can leave the lanyard standoff in.
 
The 25 takedown vid by Espmet was taken down, wonder why? I know I'm not imagining:D. this mystery vid. I thought BBQ Boy had one too. No I don't mind the Stop pin either, in fact I like it press fit.
 
I have taken my 25 apart once. I got it used so I wanted to "make it mine" by lubing it and whatnot. I also think that the ability (and encouragement to do so) to disassemble and clean is a selling point for these knives. I think the 25 is slightly more complicated for me to take down compared to the 21 but that could have been because it was different. Just know that it isn't difficult at all and very hard to screw up as long as you take your time. I like the press fit stop pin, fewer moving parts are good. I also think the ability to keep the lanyard standoff in upon disassembly a positive as well. Good luck!
 
MRaymond said:
I have taken my 25 apart once. I got it used so I wanted to "make it mine" by lubing it and whatnot. I also think that the ability (and encouragement to do so) to disassemble and clean is a selling point for these knives. I think the 25 is slightly more complicated for me to take down compared to the 21 but that could have been because it was different. Just know that it isn't difficult at all and very hard to screw up as long as you take your time. I like the press fit stop pin, fewer moving parts are good. I also think the ability to keep the lanyard standoff in upon disassembly a positive as well. Good luck!
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Sounds awesome, I cannot wait to get mine. At first I didn't like the idea of the pressed fit stop pin but the idea at least is growing on me.
 
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