Reconditioning an XLTi w/o the removable bolts???

Chiro75

Chiro75

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I was pagin through a publication that is a few years old and they were showing how to strip an XLTi using a special tool that was included for the screws. My knife has rivets of some type rather than the screws. Was this an eariler or later design? Also, I've noticed that the blade doesn't quite close all the wayand has a tendency to snag on stuff even when closed. At the same time, the lockbar isn't quite fluch, so I am assuming the lock needs to be tweaked a bit. Is this possible to do with the riveted version I have?

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Chiro 75,
The XLTi model 560 started out as our Model 186. The 186 was fully field strippable. After a couple of years of getting back bags of parts to be re-assembled, we moved to the version you have now with rivets.
The high tip is fixable, and the high rocker can be minimized, although somewhat inherent in the design. The slight differences in the 560 and 110 really show in places like you see. All can be fixed at the factory...

Jeff

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Sometimes you just get a dud knife. That's why I never buy mail order. I reccomend checking the knives out by hand at a local store and selecting the best. While I wouldn't trade my Buck Titanium for anything else(except to maybe resell a more expensive knife and then buy another Titanium), and I'm not knocking Buck Knives at all, but there are a number of individual knives that slip through qc that I wouldn't buy. Just make sure to see what you're getting first.(btw, I hear Benchmade has been having qc problems, and they charge 3x's as much for their cheap stuff)

That said, I'm sure that Buck will make it right.
 
See. I told you it was a good knife.
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