Pivot Pin confusion???

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Took and cleaned out my small sebenza yesterday. Threw all the parts into a small bowl as not to lose them. Well, when it came time to put in the pivot, I noticed that the pivot pin is the exact same as the other 2 pins that hold the knife together :confused:. I heard that the tolerances are so tight that the pin, bushing, washers and blade are all fitted to extreme precision.

So I took each pin and put the bushing over each one and they all fit identical. So... do one of these pins match up better then the other. I put my knife together with all 3 just testing each one and they all worked fine. I am just wondering if there is "ONE" that was precisley machined to fit the pivot bushing perfectly though? If so.. is there a way to find it, lol..., if not, that sure is confusing:D
 
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Makes no difference which standoff you run through the pivot bushing.

They're all the same, my friend! :)

Professor.
 
Professor said:
Makes no difference which standoff you run through the pivot bushing. They're all the same, my friend!
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That's good to know. All this time, I have been keeping track of which came from where so as to put them back in their original places.
 
link2derek said:
That's good to know. All this time, I have been keeping track of which came from where so as to put them back in their original places.
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Keeping track can't hurt, but they're all the same so it's really not necessary.
 
If anything, I try to make sure that the tightest-fitting standoff goes through the stop sleeve.

It's nice how the Sebenza's screwheads and backsides of standoffs are self-centering; the design also allows for better galling of the 303 stainless hardware agaist the ti, which allows for Loc-Tite-free assembly (and that nice initial "pop" when disassembling). One of the lesser-discussed and appreciated touches of perfection that we take for granted!

Professor.
 
Yep, the pin sets should be identical. :thumbup:

Though that didn't stop it from completely screwing with the lockup and stop pin on my Insigno. :confused: The shop is taking a look at it, probably something I did. :o
 
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