Loose 110 Locking mechanisim

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nagamitsu

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My favourite 110 has developed a looseness in in the lock bar, ie apply the slightess pressure and it unlocks and the blade. It is almost as if the spring has lost its tension.

Is there a quick fix to this ??
 
nagamitsu said:
My favourite 110 has developed a looseness in in the lock bar, ie apply the slightess pressure and it unlocks and the blade. It is almost as if the spring has lost its tension.

Is there a quick fix to this ??
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Wow,,,I could just visualize an unlocked 110 blade. Do you still have all your fingers? :eek::D

If this is some old worn out keepsake, might want to just retire it and head over to Wally. If you send it in, chances are they will simply replace it and poof.....its gone. So determine its keepsake status first.

I say this, because there has been discussions here about new blades and such not totally matching up to the old frames.
 
ditto Big John and ditto Dave...

That looseness can be caused by a number of things. The main thing is, you dont want to mess around with a lockback if the lock is in question.
 
Fautly engagement comes from a bend in the rocker which would cause the square end of the rocker to engage the blade slot at an angle instead of straight on...or it could be poor spring tension, sometimes the spring fatigues or the insert that holds the spring fatigues and does not maintain the spring at enough angle to put upwards pressure on the rear of the rocker which translates into downward pressure on the front of the rocker engaging the blade slot for a locked blade...or...both corners, the rocker face and the blade slot are worn and the corners have become ramps...and both blade and rocker need replacing.

Best way to lengthen the life span of a lock back, other then not pounding on it, is to make sure you fully disengage the rocker from the blade before pushing the blade into closed position. If you only partially disengage it, then feel the blade "breaking" that shared corner as you close it, you weaken the engagement potential every time that happens.

and finally...ditto to Joe's comment and lets get it fixed.
 
I actually have 2 with the same problem. A lightly used 4 Dot which is indeed a keepsake and a workhorse right leaning T.

From what I can tell so far, both seem to have lost their spring tension, you can literally see the spring bar moving around.

As for sending it back to be fixed, it may be a bit of an exercise logistics wise as I am not in the USA and the local mailing system here leaves alot to be desired.

Is it possible to send it registered to Buck at all ? I ask here in the forum because previous emails I have sent to Buck seem to have ended in their mail filter.
 
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