Inkosi takedown video?

rabbivj

rabbivj

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So, as mentioned in my other thread, I pulled the trigger on a large inkosi leftie from KSF. I tried to find a video on maintenance and whatnot. I know the pivot is waay different vs the 21...And wanna know the condition where I have to use loctite and stuff...are there any out there?


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Personally I only use light amount of loctite on my pivot; I haven't found it necesary for the body screws or clip. Also I find that less grease on the washes works a little better as it can get kinda clogged up and slow the action. There are plenty of people doing takedowns on reviews of the knife I've seen on youtube, but its really very simple with such simple construction.
 
Two observations.

He lubed the scales - don't need to do that.

He did not lube the pivot - you should lube the pivot where the blade rotates against it.
 
Took mine down tonight. Call me crazy but it seemed easier than when I would disassemble my 21.

Went ahead and used loctite on the pivot screw.
 
I know that CRK is planning on creating some videos for maintenance and cleaning in the future. In the meantime, here are some instructions I got from Tim Reeve:

"Take it all apart, you can't go wrong there. Clean everything you can, use windex or wd-40 or something similar. Then assemble in layers starting with the back handle. Back handle>female pivot>washer>backspacer>
backspaces screw> put a circle of lube on the washer around the pivot> blade> another circle of lube around the pivot>washer> front face>mail pivot and backspacer screw.

Put a tiny drop of loctite on the male screw before screwing it in. Adjust your pivot tension so that the blade is smooth to open but when you disengage the lockbar and wiggle the blade side to side there is no blade play.

Should be set, it takes a bit of feel but the more you do it the better you'll get at recognizing what feels right and what doesn't."
 
blanco112 said:
I know that CRK is planning on creating some videos for maintenance and cleaning in the future. In the meantime, here are some instructions I got from Tim Reeve:

"Take it all apart, you can't go wrong there. Clean everything you can, use windex or wd-40 or something similar. Then assemble in layers starting with the back handle. Back handle>female pivot>washer>backspacer>
backspaces screw> put a circle of lube on the washer around the pivot> blade> another circle of lube around the pivot>washer> front face>mail pivot and backspacer screw.

Put a tiny drop of loctite on the male screw before screwing it in. Adjust your pivot tension so that the blade is smooth to open but when you disengage the lockbar and wiggle the blade side to side there is no blade play.

Should be set, it takes a bit of feel but the more you do it the better you'll get at recognizing what feels right and what doesn't."
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what about putting grease/lube in the pivot hole on the knife? i know some ppl do that with that 21, or not required?
 
rabbivj said:
what about putting grease/lube in the pivot hole on the knife? i know some ppl do that with that 21, or not required?
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I took my inkosi down yesterday and tried this after a user suggested it earlier in this thread and my knife is a ton smoother than before. I would definitely recommend it.
 
Swiss_Army_Man said:
I took my inkosi down yesterday and tried this after a user suggested it earlier in this thread and my knife is a ton smoother than before. I would definitely recommend it.
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I would recommend a small amount, I have found it useful to rotate the blade from open to halfway open to loosen the rear standoff, then back to open to pull the pivot. It's a very tight fit so be patient/gentle.

I would recommend locktite on both though, I ordered minefrom KSF and the rear hardware fell out on the second or third day. CRK was great sent me another right away but I did add locktite.

I just cleaned all of my CRK's and put them back together with Nano oil instead of CRK's grease. So far after experimenting with different weights I would not recommend it for the Inkosi. I'll give it a couple of days but probably go back to the grease.
 
Swiss_Army_Man said:
I took my inkosi down yesterday and tried this after a user suggested it earlier in this thread and my knife is a ton smoother than before. I would definitely recommend it.
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yeah i actually do that with my 21 using nano oil 10w and it makes a YUGE difference...
 
rabbivj said:
yeah i actually do that with my 21 using nano oil 10w and it makes a YUGE difference...
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I picked up an Large 21 on the forum that was ridiculously smooth, the previous owner had mentioned nano oil so I ordered some. 85w seemed to work best in my Umnumzaan but the action in the Inkosi always felt a little sticky.
 
If by lubricating the pivot hole you mean lube on the pivot where the blade tang contacts (and rotates againts the pivot) then yes absolutely lube that. If you mean the hole in the scale where the pivot fits, then no, there is no movement between the pivot and the scale so lube is not needed.
 
Yeah I'm referring to the blade tang.


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