Hi yall, I have this older Military model from the late 90's. It has the ATS-34 blade, and two screws holding the clip.
My problem is a wobbly blade (side-to-side, and up-and-down), that I DON'T think can be fixed using the well-known eccentric pivot adjustment that these models had.
I've found that I can fix the problem temporarily by simply tightening the torx screw right next to the pivot (i.e. not the pivot itself). This screw appears to run through the "pin" which receives the back of the knife when opened (not sure of the technical term). If I open the knive real gently, it doesn't seem to get loose. But if I fling the knife open hard, multiple times, it eventually loosens and I get mega-play in the blade.
So I'm wondering, is there anything like "locktite" or some other technique I can use to get this screw to stay tight? Note that if I tighten it completely, as far as it will go, the lock engages way too soon. Depending on how tight I make this, the lock engages at different points on the "butt" of the blade. It's almost like this screw was meant to be an adjustment, but I doubt it.
Thanks for any advide/info/experiences you could share with me in advance!
Best Regards,
--Mike
My problem is a wobbly blade (side-to-side, and up-and-down), that I DON'T think can be fixed using the well-known eccentric pivot adjustment that these models had.
I've found that I can fix the problem temporarily by simply tightening the torx screw right next to the pivot (i.e. not the pivot itself). This screw appears to run through the "pin" which receives the back of the knife when opened (not sure of the technical term). If I open the knive real gently, it doesn't seem to get loose. But if I fling the knife open hard, multiple times, it eventually loosens and I get mega-play in the blade.
So I'm wondering, is there anything like "locktite" or some other technique I can use to get this screw to stay tight? Note that if I tighten it completely, as far as it will go, the lock engages way too soon. Depending on how tight I make this, the lock engages at different points on the "butt" of the blade. It's almost like this screw was meant to be an adjustment, but I doubt it.
Thanks for any advide/info/experiences you could share with me in advance!
Best Regards,
--Mike