I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU LOSING PARTS, CUTTING YOURSELF, ETC. THIS WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY!!!
I recommend that you carry the knife, and use it hard for a few months before doing this, so you know it is not defective and the warranty "wont be needed".
Anyways,
This is a simple task, but for someone shaky on tinkering with a $100 knife, I hope it helps.
It took about 30-40 minutes to disassemble, take pictures, clean, and re-assemble.
So for someone doing so with no distractions, 20 minutes is more accurate.
Dirty insides
The stuff you need. (The tape is for me. My driver doesnt hold the bits in)
Take out the body screws first, and keep them in a dish or plate, separate from each other.
Now take out the pivot screw.
Ok, now for the hard part. Once you're at this stage, be careful taking out the female side of the pivot screw. Don't bend the Omega springs, and don't cut yourself. Push in on the pivot with your fingernail and try to expose as much of it on the outside of the knife as you can. Now, pull back on the Axis lock so the blade has no tension on it, and try to extract it with your fingernails, or pliers.
This little standoff is not hooked down, just resting in between the 2 liners. Don't let it fall out on it's own. It will be hard to find.
I don't dare take apart the lock assembly, because I hear how easy the omega springs break. Once it is out, it's easy to clean with Q-Tips anyway.
Make sure to clean around the springs.
Once the pieces are clean, start the re-assembly with this scale. (I forgot to clean my scales
)
Hard part #2. Sorry about the lack of pictures here, but it took both hands to hold it all together.
Start the female-side of the screw into the scale a bit, and then put a washer on it. Then blade, then other washer, and then push it up through the AXIS assembly. The lock needs to be pulled back here too, to get the blade in place. It takes a bit, but it can be done.
Body screws first! It makes it easier to tighten the pivot when the handles stay together.
Short-body-screws first. They hold the liners in place.
Nice!
Now she's all clean.
The pivot should have blue Loc-tite so It won't get play.
It will take a while to find the "sweet-spot" in the pivot screw where retention and no-play meet.
Thanks for reading. Hope it helped.
Bladeboss.
I recommend that you carry the knife, and use it hard for a few months before doing this, so you know it is not defective and the warranty "wont be needed".
Anyways,
This is a simple task, but for someone shaky on tinkering with a $100 knife, I hope it helps.
It took about 30-40 minutes to disassemble, take pictures, clean, and re-assemble.
So for someone doing so with no distractions, 20 minutes is more accurate.
Dirty insides
The stuff you need. (The tape is for me. My driver doesnt hold the bits in)
Take out the body screws first, and keep them in a dish or plate, separate from each other.
Now take out the pivot screw.
Ok, now for the hard part. Once you're at this stage, be careful taking out the female side of the pivot screw. Don't bend the Omega springs, and don't cut yourself. Push in on the pivot with your fingernail and try to expose as much of it on the outside of the knife as you can. Now, pull back on the Axis lock so the blade has no tension on it, and try to extract it with your fingernails, or pliers.
This little standoff is not hooked down, just resting in between the 2 liners. Don't let it fall out on it's own. It will be hard to find.
I don't dare take apart the lock assembly, because I hear how easy the omega springs break. Once it is out, it's easy to clean with Q-Tips anyway.
Make sure to clean around the springs.
Once the pieces are clean, start the re-assembly with this scale. (I forgot to clean my scales
)
Hard part #2. Sorry about the lack of pictures here, but it took both hands to hold it all together.
Start the female-side of the screw into the scale a bit, and then put a washer on it. Then blade, then other washer, and then push it up through the AXIS assembly. The lock needs to be pulled back here too, to get the blade in place. It takes a bit, but it can be done.
Body screws first! It makes it easier to tighten the pivot when the handles stay together.
Short-body-screws first. They hold the liners in place.
Nice!
Now she's all clean.
The pivot should have blue Loc-tite so It won't get play.
It will take a while to find the "sweet-spot" in the pivot screw where retention and no-play meet.
Thanks for reading. Hope it helped.
Bladeboss.
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