My PM2 pocket clip had a run in with a table

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Was at work tonight doing my thing. Walked by a table and my pocket clip hit it.
Needless to say, the table won. Decapitated 2 of the screws. Thank goodness the Pm2 has tip up or down carry!

I was curious, how would I go about getting more screws? Also am I pretty much stuck with the screws that are stuck in the holes? Anyone know if there is a way to get them out? Thanks!

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You should be able to get a speed out or grabit bit to get those out. If not, I'd probably just use a normal drill bit to try and remove them.
 
Screws themselves are available from the Spyderco Factory Outlet Store. Warranty and Repair may be able to help as well.
 
Getting those out well be tricky. I don't know if I've ever seen the little reverse bits that pull broken screws that small. I would just try and drill those out. Break the core out and pick the rest out. I would take the scale loose and do it from the back side, viced up on a drill press with a really nice centering punch to get the tiny bit to grab and not walk.

If you only have a hand drill or aren't comfortable with that, send it to Spyderco for sure.
 
There are ways to get them out, that's surprising they just sheared off though. Worst case scenario drill them out and tap slightly larger holes.
 
fanucman said:
There are ways to get them out, that's surprising they just sheared off though. Worst case scenario drill them out and tap slightly larger holes.
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Not so sure tapping 4-40 holes will go so well. You will then have to ream the clip holes and that may not leave enough meat on the clip. Plus the bigger heads on a 4-40 screw might interfere with each other with Spyderco's three screw pattern. You would get larger torx screws if everything did work, which would be a bonus.
 
Some good thoughts here. Just thinking out loud for a moment...could you drill the screws out, fill the holes with epoxy, and then tap new holes?
 
If you disassemble the G10 scale and carefully pull it apart from the liner, there should be enough of a nub there left protruding from the liner to grab it with a pair of small pliers and unscrew the shafts.
 
SAKsRCool said:
If you disassemble the G10 scale and carefully pull it apart from the liner, there should be enough of a nub there left protruding from the liner to grab it with a pair of small pliers and unscrew the shafts.
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This.
 
I doubt you'll find an extractor small enough for a 4-40 screw. However, you could try to use a small left handed drill bit from McMaster. Set the drill motor to reverse and carefully get the drill bit started in the center of the 4-40, then apply pressure as normal. The heat and the constant torque usually gets it out.
 
SAKsRCool said:
If you disassemble the G10 scale and carefully pull it apart from the liner, there should be enough of a nub there left protruding from the liner to grab it with a pair of small pliers and unscrew the shafts.
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This one works.
I've done it plenty of times.
But if you've never disassembled a PM2 the lanyard tube is swaged in place and can be tight.
Either way, Spyderco could also do the repair.
 
If it happened to my knife I would do what SAKsRCool recommends. Now that those screws are not under any torque (holding anything in), they should be just lightly in place and can be removed with your fingers or a gentle grip with a needle nose pliers. You just need to remove the scale to expose more of the threads so you have something to grab on. Disassembling the Para 2 is pretty straightforward, just proceed slowly and carefully, and use the correct size Torx bits.
 
I would also recommend removing the scale to get some purchase on the screw. Good first option for sure!
 
My Delica had an issue too. Arm on a chair ripped it off. Broke the clip off at the screws. Luckily the screws stayed, and I was able to put a new clip on.
 
Evany said:
If it happened to my knife I would do what SAKsRCool recommends. Now that those screws are not under any torque (holding anything in), they should be just lightly in place and can be removed with your fingers or a gentle grip with a needle nose pliers. You just need to remove the scale to expose more of the threads so you have something to grab on. Disassembling the Para 2 is pretty straightforward, just proceed slowly and carefully, and use the correct size Torx bits.
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They're more than likely held in with some form or other of Loc Tite. So even though there is no torque, there's still the sticky stuff to deal with. Funny though, I cannot count how many times my knives have had run-ins with things, I've never seen screws sheared off like that. The only Spyderco I ever had trouble with is the old two-hole clip Military I still edc to this day, some 20 years after I bought it. Those two-hole clips were notorious for stripping out the threads, which is why the new ones have three holes spread quite far apart. I fixed it by reaming the holes out to a larger size, re-tapping them, and installing larger allen head screws. Never had a problem since, and it's been 15 years easy.

 
Matt
if you attempt to fix this yourself and end up damaging your scales, i have a set of black factory scales you could have for the cost of shipping.
Im in Canada though, so it might cost you $10-$15 usd.
 
This is one of the reasons I quit carrying a knife clipped in my pocket. I have bent clips, scratched my car door, and lost a knife for a while. I am now carrying IWB at around 4 o'clock.

Hope you get it sorted out :)
 
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