Gap in the lockbar on my Spyderco Stretch II... Common or send it back?

Macchina

Macchina

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I have a Spyderco Stretch II that I've been EDCing lately. I love the knife, but a gap in the lockbar has always bothered me. If I tighten down the torx screw that the lockbar pivots on, it bottoms out before getting tight. Is this the same on your Stretch II? Trying to decide weather or not to send it in.
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That's a funny question. My Superhawk had a thin gap between the CF and the liner. I decided I wasn't going to be that picky about it and just keep it, but I did consider sending it in.

If you're keeping it to collect I might consider sending it in. I have a hard time asking for something to be replaced unless it's an obvious Q/C slip.
 
I tried tightening the screw on the blade pivot and the lock pivot. both of them lock down all the way before the gap gets any smaller. I don't know if this is a problem or a if it's common. I don't like sending in knives for things that are normal.
 
Nope. I completley disassembled and cleaned the knife. there is one of the thin washers on either side of the blade, no washers on the lock pivot. My Manix does not have a gap at all. I think the bushing may be too long, I will switch the lock and blade bushing and let you know if that fixes it.
 
My guess is that there's a small burr on either the spacer or the liner left over from when the holes were drilled. I wouldn't let it bother me, but that's just me.
 
I FIXED IT!

I removed the three bushings that hold the backspacer and lockbar on (red arrows in bottom picture) and measured their length. Two of them measured .430", while one was .415". I put the shortest bushing on the lockbar, reassembled it, and the gap is gone. It appears that the scale was bottoming out on the bushing before the gap was closed. I took a pics while it was open in case you're curious.

On a side note, the Stretch II is another clear example that Spyderco continues to improve it's technique in making lockbacks. The entire knife is assembled with bushings (just like the blade pivot) so realigning the flush ground backspacer is easy as pie (this part is very difficult on my Manix because it is double screw construction). The blade pivot uses a tension washer to keep the pivot right at the tightness you want. Several other small improvements all come together to make this an awesome EDC knife that will last as long as I do.

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