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so I'm frustrated. My Zing has the spinning pivot syndrome, which wouldn't be a problem, but as it came adjusted from the factory, the blade is sitting against the inside liner and scrapes when you close it! it opens just fine, but this is bothering me.

What's weird is the zing has the hex pivot backing, and it's still spinning the pivot. How do I break the almighty loctite seal (without damaging the rear scale by spinning the pivot in the G10?)

any advice would be greatly appreciated

-James
 
Try to hold a piece of rubber to the flat side of the pivot--that should hold the pivot enough for you to turn the torx side--just make sure you use a driver that is large enough to get leverage on the head, sometimes I find that smaller kits don't let me get enough grip on the handle.
 
knivesandguns said:
Try to hold a piece of rubber to the flat side of the pivot--that should hold the pivot enough for you to turn the torx side--just make sure you use a driver that is large enough to get leverage on the head, sometimes I find that smaller kits don't let me get enough grip on the handle.
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Wiha to the rescue! :)


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The STR approved recommendation is to apply just enough lateral pressure to the open blade to bind the pivot. Hope that helps :thumbup:
 
Have you tried the hot water trick yet? Some say that a minute or so soak in some hot (maybe near boiling) water can break the bond. Then there is the soldering iron trick....I guess what I am trying to say is that heat may be necessary here.
 
i will try some heat next... might help... I assume that won't make funny shapes out of the scales?

:)
 
No_b00st said:
i will try some heat next... might help... I assume that won't make funny shapes out of the scales?

:)
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No problem; G-10 was originally designed as substrata for pc boards, and thus able to float in a wave-solder bath. :thumbup:
 
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do you think blowing a hairdrier on it for a minute or so will be enough? Or would that just get the handle all melty as well? I don't have a soldering iron handy, unfortunately.
 
go with what you got brother......then try some hot water, not boiling...just hot. I suspect even the polyamide can handle a fair amount of heat.
 
Put a folded dish towel on a counter top or table. Place the blade edge down on the towel and push down. While holding the knife like this, try the pivot screw again.
 
SPXTrader said:
Put a folded dish towel on a counter top or table. Place the blade edge down on the towel and push down. While holding the knife like this, try the pivot screw again.
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Yeah that's not a more detailed version of what I said in post 4 or anything :eek::p
 
Seems to me like someone's grumpy! lateral pressure would be applying pressure to the side of the blade...
 
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