How the Groove got its Groove back

I buffed mine with a circular cloth setup on my dremel kit. It made it scary smooth, along with some olive oil in the pivot. All I have to do is tap the flipper.
 
SladeGT40 said:
i still we make a pics required tear down sticky with all the models :)
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As I was taking apart 2 Shallots last night, the thought of a Maintenance, Tinkering and Embellishment Sticky just for Kershaws came to mind. I think this would be a great idea...we could put all kinds of info there (I had the dreaded "spinning pivot syndrome")!

Good idea, Slade! :thumbup: Anyone else like this idea? GG?
 
spinning pivot syndrome? is that where the housing that the hex head sits in gets stripped out?

Sounds awful
 
Spinning Pivot Syndrome (SPS) is when the back side of the pivot turns when you try to remove the pivot screw. There are 3 common ways to cure it: 1: Heat the back of the pivot with a soldering iron to free up the Loctite, 2: remove the clip and put a piece of rubber band under the clip and re-attach it (the rubber band held firmly over the back of the pivot usually gives enough grip to let you loosen the pivot screw), or 3: take a dish towel or similar and press the blade into it while turning the pivot screw (the application of pressure on the blade usually applies enough torque to the pivot to allow you to loosen the screw). When I took the Shallots apart, I used method 3. Worked like a charm!

I've never tried the soldering iron trick, but several here have done it with success.
 
SPXTrader said:
Spinning Pivot Syndrome (SPS) is when the back side of the pivot turns when you try to remove the pivot screw. There are 3 common ways to cure it: 1: Heat the back of the pivot with a soldering iron to free up the Loctite, 2: remove the clip and put a piece of rubber band under the clip and re-attach it (the rubber band held firmly over the back of the pivot usually gives enough grip to let you loosen the pivot screw), or 3: take a dish towel or similar and press the blade into it while turning the pivot screw (the application of pressure on the blade usually applies enough torque to the pivot to allow you to loosen the screw). When I took the Shallots apart, I used method 3. Worked like a charm!

I've never tried the soldering iron trick, but several here have done it with success.
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I don't see how that happens in the first place since the pivot has that hex head that sits flush and tight on the back scale. Is it a two-piece affair and i'm just not aware?

-James
 
The Shallot, along with a few others, don't have the hex head configuration...they are round!
 
ohhh! i haven't flipped the clip on my shallot so i haven't seen the back of the pivot. That would explain the problem.
 
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