PSA on taking the kershaw bareknuckle apart

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I was so frustrated with my bareknuckle and the ridiculously strong detent that I decided to lighten the lockbar tension back in December. I took it all apart, but I couldn't get the subframe liner out because the back screw on the clip side wouldn't come out. I tried heating the screw head with a soldering iron to melt any loctite that was there but had no success.
So I put the knife away for a few months then tried again. filed flats on the post, broke a screwdriver, and was about to give up in disgust when I dropped the scale on the wokrbench and the whole screw/post came out. That's when I discovered that the back screw is not 2 small screws going into a spacer like every other knife I have ever seen, but instead it is essentially another pivot screw, where the screw head and shaft are 1 piece press fit into the scale, then another small screw threads into it from the other side.

But once I got it out, I lightened the lockbar tension, and it's a whole new knife. effortlessly deploys, drops shut, smooth as glass, and putting tension on the lockbar no longer locks the knife up. Why oh why can KAI not do this right from the factory.

I cannot figure out how to post a picture, but here is a gallery of 3 pics that show what I am talking about. https://ibb.co/album/wynzjs
 
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Interesting. If I can ever get my hands on a CF or other non metal handled Bareknuckle in a premium steel, this will be good to know.
 
Lol, I wish this thread would have been around back when I had my CF Bareknuckle. I likely would have kept it. :(

Hope your post helps out some others! :)
 
Fixall said:
Lol, I wish this thread would have been around back when I had my CF Bareknuckle. I likely would have kept it. :(

Hope your post helps out some others! :)
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yeah, the only reason I still had mine was that I bought it off the reddit knifeswap forum for like 30 bucks. I was still going to get rid of it before I finally fixed it.
 
Yes it’s a pain in the butt until you realize what it actually is. I did the same thing. Put different bearings in & now it flips like a dream
 
Coopscoop said:
Thanks for info. How do you lighten the lockbar tension?
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You’d have to take the lock bar out & bend it the opposite way. Just know you are taking matters into your own hands it’s quite easy to screw things up
 
I use my Hot Air Rework station to heat up the Loctite on screws. Works great with not even a scratch on the hardware.
 
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