Scallion disassembly...how to?

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OneSwellFoop

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For cleaning. I have all the torx screws out except for the main one that is connected to something that just turns. I'm sure this has already been addressed here, but I can't figure out how to search the forum.
Thanks, OSF
 
I'm guessing you're speaking of the pivot screw (torx). Does you torx tool bit fit snugly enough to pull out while you're turning it? Try putting one of the handle torx back in nearest the pivot, tighten it down snug, and retry the pivot. If that fails, once you get it turning free, tap the back of the pivot to try to knock it out a bit, or take another blade and see if you can get the tip up under the pivot.

I've also heard using some double sided tape (one side on your finger, one side against the pivot) will work...
 
Try taking the pocket clip off, putting a small piece of rubber(like from an old bicycle tire)
under the clip, then tighten the clip back on. Then try to remove the pivot screw.
It's worked for me before.

Oh, Welcome to the forums. :thumbup:
 
OFS, please forgive me as I assumed (yeah, I know) you had the clip off. And I also assumed you had the blade open!

Between the replies you've received, you should be able to get it apart...if not, post again! Even if you do get it apart, post again!

Welcome to the forums...(where have my manners gone? I'm really not a heathen!)
 
Tried all the recommended techniques...but the butt of the pivot screw just keeps turning. So, I just cleaned it up as best I could, put it together, a little Hoppe's 9 oil (anything better recommended?), and all is well with the world. What a beautiful little knife. I started my knife kick a couple of years ago with a Gerber Applegate/Fairbairn covert folder...(now I have two of those). What's next?

Thanks anyway for all the great suggestions. I'll try it again in a couple of weeks.
OSF
 
Hey ofs, I use a drop of Hoppes, but a lot of guys here prefer Mil-Tec. I really thought the screwdriver trick would have worked...
 
Hey I had the same thing on my leek. I put a plastic wedge inbetween the sides of the frame and wedged it open as I unscrewed the main screw. The small side one I just undid enough to seperate from the other side of the frame but not enough to drop the spacer out.

Best I can explain it is that it felt like the side of the frame need to be slowly seperated while unscrewing the main pivot screw. Otherwise if you dont pry the sides apart it feels like the main pivot just spins forever in there. Try this and let me know how it worked out. Maybe use a cloth covered slot head screwdriver and slowly push it in with your gut to pry the sides apart while you use hands to hold and unscrew pivot screw. The taper of screwdriver acts as wedge in that small space between knife sides.
 
OneSwellFoop said:
Tried all the recommended techniques...but the butt of the pivot screw just keeps turning. So, I just cleaned it up as best I could, put it together, a little Hoppe's 9 oil (anything better recommended?), and all is well with the world. What a beautiful little knife. I started my knife kick a couple of years ago with a Gerber Applegate/Fairbairn covert folder...(now I have two of those). What's next?

Thanks anyway for all the great suggestions. I'll try it again in a couple of weeks.
OSF
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Well, if you like the Covert, you should definitely check out the Spec Bump. :thumbup:

After that you'll have to move into the ZT line...

The thing about the pivot screws is that there is Loctite on the threads, so you have that to contend with in addition to the back half spinning.

Try heating the pivot screw with the tip of a soldering iron, then use SV's trick with the piece of rubber to keep the other side from spinning (a rubber glove, dental dam, back of a mouse pad, anything really grippy). This will usually get it apart (worked for my Leeks).
 
First want to say, this thread was very helpful when I decided to disassemble my new Shallot. Thanks to all.

To make things easier in the future when I need to take the knife down, what I did was along lines of svrider3's suggestion ... using a standard hole punch (the kind used for paper) I punched out a disk of thin, soft plastic, probably vinyl, and put it between the pivot pin and clip. This is sufficient to keep the pivot pin from spinning, yet thin enough that I can just leave it there all the time. I imagine even heavy paper/light cardboard would probably work.

Then I cleaned off the threads of both the pivot screw and pin, and wrapped a bit of teflon thread tape on the screw. I've been using this for some time on folders instead of Loctite, and it works well, making it much easier to remove or adjust the pivot screw later on.
 
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