"Red Loctite - An Official Statement from Spyderco"

I am glad they listen and I am glad for the clarification that disassembly does not void the warranty as long as the knife is not damaged in the process. I had always read it this way.
 
I have immense respect for Spyderco as a company. This just further solidifies why "leaving shiny footprints" behind also leaves behind a loyal customer base. Thank you Spyderco.


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That's good because blue loctite is more than adequate for such small fasteners and frankly using red loctite is just wrong no matter how you look at it.
 
I didn't have any trouble unlocking my s110v mil but I did notice the stronger thread locker. I have always taken my Mils apart to get any factory grit out and slick things up with Weapon Shield oil.
 
Will the new warrenty policy only cover knives produced after the policy came into effect? Or will itncover any Spyderco made before?

They really had no choice with the problems with the Advocate and Mantra's bearings eating through their washers. They would have had to recall all their bearing equipped knives or let their customers open the knives and replace the washers themselves.
 
Lapedog said:
Will the new warrenty policy only cover knives produced after the policy came into effect? Or will itncover any Spyderco made before?

They really had no choice with the problems with the Advocate and Mantra's bearings eating through their washers. They would have had to recall all their bearing equipped knives or let their customers open the knives and replace the washers themselves.
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I'm pretty sure it'll be retroactive to cover all of their knives.
 
This is awesome! The only qualm I've ever had with Spyderco has been the "no disassembly" policy. To see that thrown out (along with the red Loctite) is a welcome surprise! Good on ya Spyderco!
 
I didn't read that Spyderco is changing their warranty, just rewording it so people won't mistakenly think they void just for disassembly (good luck with that).
I've never figured out how this has been so widely misinterpreted.
 
jpm2 said:
I didn't read that Spyderco is changing their warranty, just rewording it so people won't mistakenly think they void just for disassembly (good luck with that).
I've never figured out how this has been so widely misinterpreted.
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me too
 
Might have something to do with a post from one of their reps back in 2010:

"TazKristi wrote:
Hey ya'll. Reading through a few different threads this morning and a couple of things popped out at me that I think need to be clarified.

1st - Disassembling a Spyderco voids the warranty. Period. There was a question about this being a "myth". It is not a myth. It does not matter if you don't break anything when you do it. If we can tell that a knife has been disassembled (whether it's a FrankenSpyder or not) the warranty is technically void. We manufacture knives with all screw construction not because we want you to take them apart. We do so, so our Crew can take them apart for maintenance and repair. I'm sure there might be some other questions, but bottom line, if you take your knife apart, the warranty is void."

I'd say thats pretty clear.
 
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Yes but even that was subsequently discussed and cleared up. They just want to have the last word in the warranty policy verbiage. But yes, with or with out that conment, people continued to think that but I understand why.
 
Making the changes they did is an awesome move, don't get me wrong. At this point, its water under the bridge but I think they've muddied the waters significantly over the last few years in that regard. This is a correction and its a good thing - but I totally get the confusion from some folks as to what it WAS.
 
I agree. Red locktite is rediculous. I have a millie that i tried to fine tune the blade action on and cant get the screws to budge. Frustrating. But the knife kicks ass even with a tighter than preferred action.


The warranty clarification is great also.
 
Lycosa said:
Typical Spyderco... adaptation.
rolf
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Natural selection will commence. Companies with less competitive polices will die out in favor of great customer service like Spyderco.
We will see the evolution of the knife world!
 
jpm2 said:
I didn't read that Spyderco is changing their warranty, just rewording it so people won't mistakenly think they void just for disassembly (good luck with that).
I've never figured out how this has been so widely misinterpreted.
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Tsypo said:
Might have something to do with a post from one of their reps back in 2010:

"TazKristi wrote:
Hey ya'll. Reading through a few different threads this morning and a couple of things popped out at me that I think need to be clarified.

1st - Disassembling a Spyderco voids the warranty. Period. There was a question about this being a "myth". It is not a myth. It does not matter if you don't break anything when you do it. If we can tell that a knife has been disassembled (whether it's a FrankenSpyder or not) the warranty is technically void. We manufacture knives with all screw construction not because we want you to take them apart. We do so, so our Crew can take them apart for maintenance and repair. I'm sure there might be some other questions, but bottom line, if you take your knife apart, the warranty is void."

I'd say thats pretty clear.
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Thanks for posting this. I looked it up and read the whole thread. Now I know where it came from, even though it contradicts their warranty language.
 
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