Kapara pivot adjustment

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Peakbagger46

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I finally got my hands on a Kapara about a week and a half ago. Holy crap this blade is nice. Feels like Spyderco’s answer to my favorite benchmade (the 940).

Anyway, the action on the Kapara is a bit stiff compared to my Shaman. It has gotten a bit smoother through playing with it, but I am tempted to adjust the pivot. Do Taiwan Spyderco knives have locktight in them from the factory?
 
It’s been hit or miss in my experience. My Caribbean had so much loctite I stripped out a screw... my Gayle Bradley 2 comes apart and goes back together easy peasy. Same with my Sage 5. I recently got an Ikuchi but haven’t messed with it yet to know.
 
731Chopper said:
It’s been hit or miss in my experience. My Caribbean had so much loctite I stripped out a screw... my Gayle Bradley 2 comes apart and goes back together easy peasy. Same with my Sage 5. I recently got an Ikuchi but haven’t messed with it yet to know.
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I agree wholeheartedly.

If you don’t think it will break-in to your satisfaction, personally, I would hit it with a hair dryer or some other heating technique before going after it with a torx.

I have a Kapara and decided to let it break in au naturale.
 
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The couple times I had a stubborn screw (whoops, sorry) I used my extra expensive 5 dollar mini-soldering iron to loosen the screws. Worked every time.
 
4mer_FMF said:
I agree wholeheartedly.

If you don’t think it will break in to your satisfaction, personally, I would hit it with a hair dryer or some other heating technique before going after it with a torx.

I have a Kapara and decided to let it break in au naturale.
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Thanks guys. I think I will give it some more time to break in before messing with it. It’s gotten some smoother already.

This is a fantastic knife. Hopefully Spyderco continues production in the near future.
 
I used some torx bits from Wera on my PM2 and pressed down hard and firmly twist without any issues. Blue Loctite all over the place.
 
Almost impossible to strip Colorado Pivot screws, IMO. Much easier to strip (custom?) Taiwan pivot screws, be careful.
 
I'll happily take it off your hands. :)

Wish I wouldn't have slept on the Kapara when stock was plentiful.
 
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