PM2 scale and pivot screws. Challenge accepted.

[Chounch McGavin]

Long story short, I misplaced a few screws while disassembling my Paramilitary 2 for cleaning/lubrication. Sent a few e-mails and the wonderful ladies at SFO politely hooked me up with a full set of black ones (instead of polished hardware) -- even better.

I'm attempting to remove all the polished scale and pivot screws, but it seems a couple were coated in concrete or something. On one scale side, I think I stripped the pivot screw head while using a T10 Torx. Is there red Loctite in there? On the other scale side, I can't remove the scale screw just below the pivot screw: it just keeps turning; I can't get it to dislodge from the scale.

It seemed like such an easy thing to do, you know, replacing identical screws.

Any tips or tricks for me?

 

[Wolverine666]

On a screw with a stripped head try placing a wide rubber band over the head then try unscrewing it with the screwdriver bit pushing into the rubber band thus giving u a better grip on the stripped screw. Go slow and use steady moderate force.

 

[Honed_Edge]

I'm glad they sent you a full set of screws and you should feel lucky after losing some and mangling others. They just could have easily told you no, disassembly damage/loss isn't covered.

Many have taken that knife apart with great success. The problem probably was two part. One, the tool you were using might have been a cheap one being too small or soft. Secondly, technique is important with these tiny fasteners. Hold the tool perfectly parallel with the screw, push down firmly and use slow steady force like wolverine said.

You can read all the debate (if text had weight then there would be literally tons) about taking a knife apart to clean it.

 

[skyhorse]

The screws most likely have blue Loctite on the threads from the factory. Apply heat to the head of the screw with a soldering pencil before loosening.

 

[Chounch McGavin]

The screws most likely have blue Loctite on the threads from the factory. Apply heat to the head of the screw with a soldering pencil before loosening.

Thanks for the response. Is there an alternative besides a soldering pencil?

 

[salmonkiller]

Thanks for the response. Is there an alternative besides a soldering pencil?

Heat the tip of an old phillips screwdriver then hold the point of the screwdriver on the head of the screw until the heat transfers just enough to break the Loctite.Always use a quality torx bit such as Wiha.

 

[whp]

Use the largest size torx driver that will fit into the screw head.Then use considerable pressure perfectly perpendicular to the screw head and very slowly try to turn the screw. As I ve gotten more experienced and gotten better drivers made with harder steel that doesn t deform, I ve had very little trouble breaking blue loc tite loose without heating.

 

[Honed_Edge]

Use the largest size torx driver that will fit into the screw head.Then use considerable pressure perfectly perpendicular to the screw head and very slowly try to turn the screw. As I ve gotten more experienced and gotten better drivers made with harder steel that doesn t deform, I ve had very little trouble breaking blue loc tite loose without heating.

Was this a typo or am I doing it wrong? Apply considerable "right angle" pressure?

 

[Forrest G]

One of the blade stop screws came Red Loctited from the factory on mine, no joke!

 

[brownshoe]

Don't forget, if the facory needed lock tite to keep it together, so do you In case you were unaware, Spydercos are designed to never need disassembly for cleaning or lubrication. This is true of most knives.