Headaches!

heavyfoldersarebest · May 30, 2013

Benchmade's warranty should say, DO NOT TAKE APART, RISK OF EXTREME HEADACHES!!!!

Anyone gotten a headache from putting it back together after complete disassemebly?

jkarp_53 · May 30, 2013

heavyfoldersarebest said:
Benchmade's warranty should say, DO NOT TAKE APART, RISK OF EXTREME HEADACHES!!!!

Anyone gotten a headache from putting it back together after complete disassemebly?

I believe the charge to remove your headache is $25 plus shipping.

Jastab · May 30, 2013

jkarp_53 said:
I believe the charge to remove your headache is $25 plus shipping.

Haha too funny. I have been there, just take your time and pay attention. What model are you having troubles with?

Mossyhorn · May 30, 2013

If ain't broke, don't fix it.

mkjellgren · May 31, 2013

Lol, been there man, the first axis lock you completely disassemble can be a challenge. It gets progressively easier the more you do it. I've learned over the years though, don't disassemble the axis lock mechanism itself unless you absolutely have to, the rest of the knife comes apart and goes together relatively painlessly, but that darn locking mechanism...

heavyfoldersarebest · May 31, 2013

Well, the washers were BLACK so I had to clean it out but I got it back together and it turns out the pocket screw threads are completely stripped.

skyhorse · May 31, 2013

heavyfoldersarebest said:
Benchmade's warranty should say, DO NOT TAKE APART, RISK OF EXTREME HEADACHES!!!!

Would it really matter?

WHAT IS NOT COVERED

This Warranty does not cover normal wear, resharpening of the blade, damage caused by neglect, misuse or the failure to perform normal or necessary maintenance, disassembly of any knife by any person other than Benchmade’s Warranty department, or shipping costs for returned knives.

Skimo · May 31, 2013

No headache, but I'll admit the first time putting my 3550 back together was an exercise in patience.

eschwebach · May 31, 2013

Just put scales on a mini-grip this morning and it took a lot longer than I would have liked. It also didn't help that one of the omega springs shot off the knife and landed in carpet about 12 feet away. I couldn't find it for the life of me, but my five year old daughter found it with a flashlight in a matter of minutes.

heavyfoldersarebest · Jun 1, 2013

Certainly no fun, the 940's stop pin is the most annoying ever, it falls out 99% of the time your trying to put it back together.

Squashfan · Jun 1, 2013

When I took my 940 apart, I made a scale diagram on a piece of paper and numbered each screw/piece. Then I took a piece of masking tape and labeled it with all the screw/piece numbers. As I took the knife apart, stuck all the screws/pieces to the tape.

Luis G. · Jun 1, 2013

I'd say talk to Benchmade. Don't mess it up more!

Headaches!

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