Liner Lock

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Stu_Hert

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Hi all,

My question today is in regards to liner locks and their execution. Obviously By design, liner locks wear, but how quickly do they wear out, and where should the liner lock up on the blade initially?

Yesterday I picked up a Buck/Strider 880 SP, and the liner on this one locks up to the extreme right, to the point where the edgo of the liner damn near liners up with the edge of the blade. In fact, on close examination, it seems that all that is keeping the liner fromextending off the tang is the fact that the detent ball is in contact with the large bronze washers on the right side of the knife. Now don't get me wrong, lockup is tight, and there is no blade play in any direction, but there is ZERO room for wear.

This is a far cry from the 882 SBTG that I picked up a few months ago, in which the liner started out dead center, moved about a mm to the right as it broke in, and then stopped. My only concern is that if the 880 needs to move abit to "break in" and there is no room for movement, well...

Anyway, I have a lot of Buck knives, and this is the only one that has ever been a cause for concern for me, my question is, is my concern legitimate, or is there nothing to worry about here?

Thanks,

Stu
 
The liner should rest between 25% and 75% engagement. Usually the grind on the rear of the blade is off a smidge. Send yours in to be warrantied.

-Josh
 
Josh,

thanks for your quick reply, I was confident that Buck would take care of me if there was a probelem, that is why 75% of my knife purchases are bucks. When you have a top of the line product backed up by a top of the industry company you can't go wrong.

The 880 I got is one of the old ones, single thombstud, non heat-treated liner, rough G-10, multiple Bronze washers. I read a few posts on the forum about people sending in their knives for repairs and having them upgraded. Is this done automatically when an older style knife is recieved? I wouldn't mind having the upgraded internals, but I am kind of partial to the rough G-10, it has more "bite" than my 882. Is it possible to make the repair and maintain the original Slabs?

Thanks, Stu
 
you can send it in attn to me if you want, and I'll fix it up for you.. shouldn't have got out the door like that.

Jeff



Jeff Hubbard
Quality Supervisor
 
J Hubbard said:
you can send it in attn to me if you want, and I'll fix it up for you.. shouldn't have got out the door like that.

Jeff



Jeff Hubbard
Quality Supervisor
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Jeff...my Strider 887 has the liner engaging the blade at about 80% max throw to the high side of the rear of the blade...there is room for wear, however slight...I am wondering if that is within tolerances or not? Do the liners wear causing a loose lockup? My Alpha Crosslock locks up at about 25%throw and my Alpha Hunter is at about 30% max...the Strider need a new liner? Thanks!
 
Howdy...say Jeff H...I bought a Buck Strider 887 and the liner appears to engage the blade at about 80% maximum throw...tight lockup but seems w/break in that the liner will index almost fully to the end of the blade...I saw a post a day or two ago where a similar, albeit a bit worse condition was noted...both my Alpha Crosslock/Hunter Bucks engage in the 25-30% range. Should I be a bit concerned and watch the liner wear or get it fixed up right away? Thanks!
 
Libby,
Technically the liner is in Spec at 80 %, but having said that, send it in, and we will replace it. The only spec that matters is if YOU like it or not.

Jeff
 
Also with the Steel liners, they don't wear down as fast as the Ti liners so 80% is good to go. But like Jeff said, whatever makes you happy ;)
 
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