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- Feb 28, 2007
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I have been using a very nice Lone Wolf Paul design knife for years now. Although I have never really had any problems with it I was looking for something a little better. I then bought a 1996 production Model 2 Series 2 Gerber Paul knife off eBay, since they are no longer in production. The knife was in brand new condition and looked flawless. The push button action worked very smooth. I really wanted a knife to use for I am not much of a collector so I have been using this knife for about 3 months now.
Just here recently I have noticed that my knife has been getting very stiff and sluggish in the action. Before I could hold the knife upright and push the button and it would slowly fall open. Now I really have to help it along. I used no oil or lubricant when I first started to use it. Then after it got slow I tried to use some oil...didn't help...just collected pocket lint and got stiffer. I then used graphite powder which works great but still didn't get the knife in the smooth operation it was before.
I would really like to take the push button action apart and buff the flat surfaces of the knife case and blade that slid together. I am a mechanic and I am very good at this sort of teardown and rebuild however I am not exactly sure how the knife tears down. Anybody have any diagrams or experiance with these knives that could help me out???? Please any help will be great!
Just here recently I have noticed that my knife has been getting very stiff and sluggish in the action. Before I could hold the knife upright and push the button and it would slowly fall open. Now I really have to help it along. I used no oil or lubricant when I first started to use it. Then after it got slow I tried to use some oil...didn't help...just collected pocket lint and got stiffer. I then used graphite powder which works great but still didn't get the knife in the smooth operation it was before.
I would really like to take the push button action apart and buff the flat surfaces of the knife case and blade that slid together. I am a mechanic and I am very good at this sort of teardown and rebuild however I am not exactly sure how the knife tears down. Anybody have any diagrams or experiance with these knives that could help me out???? Please any help will be great!