Military Pivot Pin Question

j.h

j.h

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I made the mistake of putting some White Lightening "lubricant" on my millie that is actually just wax. I do not recommend this product. :barf:

I had to disassemble the knife to clean it, and when I put it back together, I noticed the liner lock does not fall where it used to.

I remember hearing about the pivot pin, and am thinking I can rotate it to adjust. It's kind of a hassle to get the pin out and back in while keeping the washers in place, so am hoping someone out there knows whether to turn it to the left or right so I do not need to do a bunch of trial and error.

In other words, with the screw side down, would rotating the pivot pin to the left loosen it somewhat and make the liner lock extend a smidge further over the tang, or would it be to the right?

Any advice from someone who has been here before would be appreciated.

Thanks!
 
Did you note the positon of the pivot pin before you remove it? Cause if it's one of those eccentric pins, you may have adjusted the blade so now the liner doesn't fall like it used to.
 
Thanks All

Garrett: its an older CPM440V serrated military

Calyth: Um, nope. Didn't notice the where, but was able to figure out the why, and you are right, it is the adjustment.

Vampyrewolf: you are the man. I obviously should have done what you did and performed a search. Oh well, maybe this will benefit someone else. Thanks Patrick.
 
@ jhillas

Err, actually White Lightning is considered to be an excellent lubricant for knives. I have used it on my Military and it works very well .. smooth action, no lint attracted (well, it's dry wax). :-)

-Connor
 
Going to the left worked for me and with such explicit instructions, it was easy. The obvious key was to not undo the screw all the way so as not to have to deal with unsettling the washers...

Connor, I am no expert. I do know that I used it and it left stuff all over the blade that would come out from inside the pivot action. I'd wipe it off, and more would come out. I obviously used too much of the stuff. I simply do not have that problem with Tuff-Glide or Militec-1 or even simple old fashioned petroleum lubricant (household lubricating oil.) WL is simply not for me. I almost did not put the brand name out there, but decided to share my observations. I certainly don't want to offend anyone. It obviously sells and has a following. I probably just used too much or did not shake it up or whatever.

Boyoboy what excellent instructions in the post by marty123. What an excellent description. I just wonder, what is YMMV?
 
Didn't like WL because of the smell it leaves. But apparently it works well on bike chains.
 
@ jhillas

No offense taken. You just need 1 or 2 drops of White Lightning (and you do need to shake it before use). It works especially well with all-metall items like multi-tools.

Yes, it stinks like hell. :) But that goes away after a day or two and I like that the wax is not attracting any dirt at all while still lubricating any pivots/junctions as good as oil.

You might want to give it a try again sometime. :-)

-Connor
 
I tried WL one time and that was enough.I only used ome drop and it seemed to stiffen the action on FRN and do nothing except be messy on G10.I will stick with Militec-1.
 
jhillas: I nabbed that post into my favorites WAY back when it went up. Figured it would be useful when I go to tweak my millie in the future.

as to lube, I use milite-1 on my military and metal to metal(such as stainless models), mineral oil on my frn models...
 
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