Kershaw Screws

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Dekz

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I am a huge Kershaw fan and I own many of their knives. But almost every time I attempt to remove a pocket clip (to change tip up/down orientation, change handles scales, etc.) at least one of the screws strips.

Thus far they have been great with sending me out replacement screws asap (and with a new clip as well), but really, this shouldn't be happening so often.

They strip REALLY easily, even a brand new screw, with the correct T6 driver, bam stripped, the first time I attempt to remove it. Am I alone here?
 
Hmm... I've only had 1 or 2 strip out of the 16 knives and countless extra screws and clips for mixing/matching knives, and I still think those 2 were my fault. Perhaps your T6 driver does not go deep in enough? Are you trying to remove it when the driver is perpendicular (90 degrees) to the handle of the knife?

I use Kershaw's bit (their torx tool keychain) in a fat driver, so I have as much leverage as I can get.
 
I recently bought an OD-1 at Wal Mart and love the knife. However, I too stripped out one of the screws when attempting to reposition the pocket clip. One of the screws came out without being damaged (though it took quite a bit more leverage than the screws on many of my other knives), however, the threads inside the head of the other screw stripped completely when trying to remove it with my Benchmade Blue Box torx set. Kershaw was very good about sending me an extra clip and new screws, and I will continue to buy their products in the future. This is, none the less, quite an inconvenience. I have still been unsuccessful in removing the screw, and am probably going to have to cut a slot in the screw head with a dremel so I can use a flat head to get it out, which will be a pain and may still not work, not to mention I may damage my knife in the process. At least I have an extra clip. I may have to send it to Kershaw, though I would probably just accept it as being tip-down only rather than pay the shipping. At least on my specific knife, I feel that there was too much Loc-Tite for such soft screws, especially on the clip which is very likely to be moved. Any tips on getting the screw out, or loosening up Loc-Tite, are welcomed. Hope you have more luck than I have.
 
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Ive only had one strip and it was the threads, not the head. If I remember it was on a leek also.
 
Mr.Bojangles said:
I have still been unsuccessful in removing the screw, and am probably going to have to cut a slot in the screw head with a dremel so I can use a flat head to get it out, which will be a pain and may still not work, not to mention I may damage my knife in the process.
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That's what I had to do on my friend's RAM, worked fine, but it was a bit scary knowing that if I slipped the knife would have a ghastly scrape on it. Luckily it only seems to happen to pocket clip screws. If it happened to a recessed pivot screw then I guess I would have to send the knife in, but that hasn't happened yet.

I also currently have a stripped pocket clip screw on my own RAM, and both of the screws on my Cyclone are stripped :mad:
 
I had the several of the handle screws strip on my Hawk. Unfortunately it's a long discontinued knife and I really don't want to send it back to Kershaw, so I'm looking for screws on my own.

I've had Benchmade screws strip too, but it really feels like Kershaw uses softer screws than any other company out there. The screws have always been my only point of concern with Kershaw.
 
Glad to know the dremel idea worked for you, as pliers have proven to be pretty useless against this screw from hell. Is there anything that will loosen Loc-Tite?
 
I had the same problem with my OCC Leek when I tried to switch in to clip up. The clip screws seem to be quite soft. I just left it as is and switched my other Leek back to clip down.
 
I've ruined many T6 screws. My fix is to grind the end of a T7 flat and sharp and then tap/hammer into T6 socket.If done carefully, you end up with a nice tight T7 screw.
 
The head of a T6 gets worn a little. Every so often take the head and rub it flat against the brown stone of a Sharpmaker. This will help make the T6 a little larger and it will have more bite.
 
coop1957 said:
The head of a T6 gets worn a little. Every so often take the head and rub it flat against the brown stone of a Sharpmaker. This will help make the T6 a little larger and it will have more bite.
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This sounds like a good idea, I'll try it sometime in case I'm having more problems, thanks!
 
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