I sent my Recon I in for warranty work, because the lock pin would turn as i put it in or take it out of my pocket and jam, preventing the pin from moving into the lock position (or anywhere else until i got it unjammed. I got it back and it would still jam.
I am not going to keep sending it back at $7 a pop!
I decided i would have to work on the locking pin myself. I called CS to get another lock pin in case i screwed up the one i got if i filed it so it could spin in the liner. They sent me one free of charge.
I then took the knife apart to work on the pin. To my amazement, when i went to take out the lock pin, it spun all the way around but it was a bit tight and would almost jam. When i got the pin out i discovered the lock pin was ground all the way across and around and the flat spot was removed. The lock pin was ground down in an attempt to make it spin. I discovered that it was not quite ground down enough on one side causing it to bind on the one liner. I got a file and took a minute amount more off and made sure that it would spin without catching on the liner. The other side of the pin was already ground down enough. I then ground a bevel around the outside of the lock pin so it would not catch on my clothes. I put the knife back together and it works perfect and it cant bind now. :thumbup: The lock pin is a lot more comfortable to disengage, because of the bevel and it wont catch on my clothes. :thumbup:
The new pin doesn't spin at all (like the one i had before they ground it) but i am saving it in its pristine condition in case i need to file it down where it meets the liners and keep the center of the pin untouched so it has an unground and slightly larger diameter. I will make sure it gets those bevels on the outside too.

I decided i would have to work on the locking pin myself. I called CS to get another lock pin in case i screwed up the one i got if i filed it so it could spin in the liner. They sent me one free of charge.

The new pin doesn't spin at all (like the one i had before they ground it) but i am saving it in its pristine condition in case i need to file it down where it meets the liners and keep the center of the pin untouched so it has an unground and slightly larger diameter. I will make sure it gets those bevels on the outside too.