Regular Sebenza

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Kyle_4

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I just recently got a regular Sebenza, upon trying to take it apart to clean/lube it I have run into a problem. The screws came out no problem and the female side of the pivot. The problem is with the other 2 female ends, they seem like they are stuck in the knife? Were these ever press fit on?

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No. You need to find a non-destructive way to press it out, like a wooden dowel rod or plastic push pin. It just sounds like its gummed up. Hopefully the previous owner didn't do some poor maintenance and reassembling and "forced" some parts that didn't fit together the first time. :(
 
lathrop said:
put the long end of the tool in them and push.
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Lol...tried that, wish it was that easy. I think they have been loctited in place?

Also does anyone know if there is multiple spots where they printed the date codes? I have only seen them near the clip screw but this one has them by the spacer.
 
Kyle_4 said:
Lol...tried that, wish it was that easy. I think they have been loctited in place?

Also does anyone know if there is multiple spots where they printed the date codes? I have only seen them near the clip screw but this one has them by the spacer.
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I have a 2002 Stars and Stripes that has the date stamps near the spacer. My 2006 " In God We Trust " has the date stamps near the clip.
 
This happened to me after buying two NIB Annuals that really were NIB. No handling. No oiling. No cleaning....in 7 years.

If you take off the presentation scale, then turn the screw into the female half a couple of turns you can use it to push the female part through the lock scale without expanding them. Make sure you have enough threads engaged to avoid "buggering" them up. After I got them out I had to polish them with some 1000 grit sand paper until they would slide in and out properly. Easy does it with the sandpaper. :) Worked well and hasn't caused any further problems.
 
If it is lock tight or even gummed up- boiling water may looses it
You can also use other forms of heat for lock tight -such as heat gun.
I don't think either of these methods would do any damage
Good luck
 
I was able to tackle this yesterday. What worked for me was putting the stuck presentation side/lock side in boiling water. This allowed me to seperate the presentation side and then pop out the female side for the backspacer. The female side was stuck in extremely tight and must have been forced in at some point, I will likely have to sand it tonight as Jacob mentioned.

The female side along with lock stop are still stuck. Does anybody have any further ideas?
 
Does anybody have any further ideas?

Only- that instead of sanding you might try polishing 1st. Something like Flitz or a rubbing compound. This will remove less material.
 
If it were my Sebenza, I would be very carefully and securely wrapping it up and shipping it to CRK as-is. It's not worth the aggravation or risk of damaging something further to do a DIY fix on this one.
 
If its new, definitely no loctite involved. If its used, well someone could have used some ( no reason too ). They are not press fit, but with CRK high tolerances sometimes they are very snug. I have come across this many times. I usually put the hex wrench in the female end and pop it out. Sometimes I have had to tap the hex wrench with something as they are tight. Plus years of pocket lint in places you cant really see can make for difficult disassembly also. I have had dozens of regulars and 21's and see this pretty much everytime I buy a used one. Let me know how you make out.
 
I would not be removing any material from any parts. I'd send it to CRK for review and, if necessary, repair. Once you start taking material off of any of the parts, CRK will very properly refuse warranty coverage, and there's not way that they will miss any sort of fitting work. Further, to be honest with buyers, you're going to need to make sure the buyer knows what you've done if you sell the knife later.
 
Well...I sanded a tiny bit off the female end using 1000 grit test fitting every few strokes and now it is snug but able to slip in and out perfectly. The other one is stuck in still. At this point, as you guys mentioned it is not worth damaging the knife to get the last female side out and I have reassembled the knife and it is in my pocket now.

Thanks
 
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i actually hate disassembly and reassembly because the tolerances are so tight. You have to pull directly up when removing the presentation scale or it will get stuck. Same thing in reverse. first time I tried to disassemble one, all the male screws were out and the knife still open and closed without falling apart. amazing. I never watched any videos or followed any guides so maybe theres a trick in lifting and lowring it evenly.
 
Those that said send it in gave you the best answer. Have to mention though that 100 grit is pretty rough. IMO if you were going to use sand paper(which I probably wouldn't) you should have used the 1000 grit or higher that was suggested by a member. It's too late for you, but someone else may read this thread down the road.
 
Peter Hartwig said:
Those that said send it in gave you the best answer. Have to mention though that 100 grit is pretty rough. IMO if you were going to use sand paper(which I probably wouldn't) you should have used the 1000 grit or higher that was suggested by a member. It's too late for you, but someone else may read this thread down the road.
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Oops...definitely used 1000 grit but typed it in wrong. Thanks for the catch!
 
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