Paramilitary 2 opening issues

[nutellarain]

I've had my PM2 for about 4-5 months now, and it's been great flipping until one day I was cleaning out the liners with a q tip, and after that the knife was kind of hard to flip open, its like it was rubbing against something. I then marked the tang up a bit with a pencil, and it got even worse after that.

(It's not bad quality graphite either, it's a faber castell 2b)

Now i'm at wits end, because its impossible to flip open. I even loosened the pivot screw all the way, and it still wouldnt come out properly.

However, it's super loose when i disengage the lock, but when the lock is engaged it rubs against the tang, and I think that's whats causing it.

Should I clean it out, lube it?

 

[fetzer85]

Does the detent ball appear to be ok?

 

[rotador]

Sometimes a piece of cotton from the q tip might get caught in the sharp edges inside and jam things up. You might try some compressed air to blow it out. I believe Spyderco uses locktite on some of the screws, best thing to do is probably send it back to the Spyderco factory, their customer service is outstanding.

 

[BellaBlades]

Loosen everything up and flush that baby with hot water and soap. Shake and wipe it dry. Add a single drop of light lube to both sides of the pivot. Tighten everything up to where you like it. Unless its is a busted detent.
If you cannot fix it and want to avoid sending it in for a few weeks, I will happily fix it for you same day it arrives. And have it back to you the same day.
But I am sure you will get it,

I've had my PM2 for about 4-5 months now, and it's been great flipping until one day I was cleaning out the liners with a q tip, and after that the knife was kind of hard to flip open, its like it was rubbing against something. I then marked the tang up a bit with a pencil, and it got even worse after that.

(It's not bad quality graphite either, it's a faber castell 2b)

Now i'm at wits end, because its impossible to flip open. I even loosened the pivot screw all the way, and it still wouldnt come out properly.

However, it's super loose when i disengage the lock, but when the lock is engaged it rubs against the tang, and I think that's whats causing it.

Should I clean it out, lube it?

 

[nutellarain]

Loosen everything up and flush that baby with hot water and soap. Shake and wipe it dry. Add a single drop of light lube to both sides of the pivot. Tighten everything up to where you like it. Unless its is a busted detent.
If you cannot fix it and want to avoid sending it in for a few weeks, I will happily fix it for you same day it arrives. And have it back to you the same day.
But I am sure you will get it,

I loosened up the pivot then flushed with warm water and soap, and it seems to be good. My culprit is for sure the q tip being caught between the liner and the knife, as that happened again, and I used compressed air to blast it out. thanks!