so scared, stripped screw on PM2. Nothing is working.

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Hello all, new to the forums after taking a very long break. not new to knives.

as a knife user i love a clean and well maintained knife. so i disassemble all my knives. Just got a brand spanking new PM2, loosened every screw but whne i got to the last t9 screw on the stop pin i felt DISASTER. it stripped once and I panicked and tried every technique, heat gun, solder iron, but it just kept on getting worse.

not I have a stripped stop pin screw on a brand new pm2. this pm2 is my third pm2 and is by far the best one i own, perfect detent, centring and no play.

i haev read all the posts and thread about stripped screws, suggesting, EZ out, but i went to home depot in a frantic haze, and my home depot sells ez out kits but none of them are small enough for my stop pin screw.

I thought of drilling it out but I am not great with machinery.

I live in toronto canada. if anyone is able to help me out, (good with machining, i will pay 30$ to have this screw removed.

i talked with spyderco. they sent me knew screws, but i need to get this screw out first.

anyone have any suggestions?

if i send the knife back to spyderco they did not explicitly tell me anything of great news but it would be a 20$ warranty charge. I have sent knives to spyderco before, but this time I messed up bad and I just want my PM2 back again.

thanks for any help.

all screws are out except the right stop pin screw, i thought of drilling into the open end of the stop pin, but spyderco cant send stop pins to my address.

thanks everyone.
 
spyderco's void warranty if you try and dissemble. because of this they put red locktite into many of the pivots so you cannot take them apart. unless you use heat from a hair dryer, heat gun, soldering iron (one that gets hot enough lol, not the best option anyways).

so ... even if you could get it out with an eazy out, it likely wont because of the red locktite.

send it back to spyderco and they will fix it most likely. they most certainly wont keep your knife.
 
smcknives said:
Hello all, new to the forums after taking a very long break. not new to knives.

as a knife user i love a clean and well maintained knife. so i disassemble all my knives. Just got a brand spanking new PM2, loosened every screw but whne i got to the last t9 screw on the stop pin i felt DISASTER. it stripped once and I panicked and tried every technique, heat gun, solder iron, but it just kept on getting worse.

not I have a stripped stop pin screw on a brand new pm2. this pm2 is my third pm2 and is by far the best one i own, perfect detent, centring and no play.

i haev read all the posts and thread about stripped screws, suggesting, EZ out, but i went to home depot in a frantic haze, and my home depot sells ez out kits but none of them are small enough for my stop pin screw.

I thought of drilling it out but I am not great with machinery.

I live in toronto canada. if anyone is able to help me out, (good with machining, i will pay 30$ to have this screw removed.

i talked with spyderco. they sent me knew screws, but i need to get this screw out first.

anyone have any suggestions?

if i send the knife back to spyderco they did not explicitly tell me anything of great news but it would be a 20$ warranty charge. I have sent knives to spyderco before, but this time I messed up bad and I just want my PM2 back again.

thanks for any help.

all screws are out except the right stop pin screw, i thought of drilling into the open end of the stop pin, but spyderco cant send stop pins to my address.

thanks everyone.
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Seeing as you already tried the heat method and a few others... I'm guessing you'll need to drill the head of the screw off and replace the pin if the screw is stripped and the remains can't be extracted.
Spyderco has been using red thread lock on these things and it's a bear to remove some of these screws. Really wish they'd leave it out of the process.
Best advice, send it in.
Alternative, put the knife back together and ignore the stripped screw and use it as is. Won't hurt a thing. These knives clean up well with some soapy water and canned air, no disassembly necessarily required.
 
If it's useable as is, there's no hurry to do anything.
If you're not equipped to remove the screw without further damage to surrounding parts, and insist on repair, send it to spyderco, pay the $20 and shipping.
 
I've never tried this on a knife but I've taken dozens of stripped screws out by using a cutoff wheel on a dremel to grind a slot in the head. Then use a flathead screwdriver in the slot.
 
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I once stripped a T8 torx pivot screw on a knife and was able to loosen it with a T9 driver. However, the screws on recent PM2 might have red locktite, so be careful.


Miso
 
If you can't get it out send it my way I'll remove it for ya and can drill it out if needed...
 
Look up the grabbit micro on ebay. I did the same thing to my 940 and thought nothing would get it out. Find the right size, pay the $10, and it was taken care of. Just follow the directions and take your time
 
lucasw45 said:
Look up the grabbit micro on ebay. I did the same thing to my 940 and thought nothing would get it out. Find the right size, pay the $10, and it was taken care of. Just follow the directions and take your time
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which screw on your 940? i was switching the stock clip on mine for an after market job and the center screw stripped out completely.

those screws are pretty small. does that micro widget work with those or am i better off getting a disk cutter and trying to use a flathead?
 
The #1 size works for those. Mine was one in the middle of the handle that held the axis lock in place so it was the same as the pocket clip screws

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lucasw45 said:
Look up the grabbit micro on ebay. I did the same thing to my 940 and thought nothing would get it out. Find the right size, pay the $10, and it was taken care of. Just follow the directions and take your time
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Good to know. Thanks for the info!

Miso
 
smcknives said:
Hello all, new to the forums after taking a very long break. not new to knives.

anyone have any suggestions?
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Buy 2 more torx bits in the size you need to remove that screw normally; if you can, purchase the diamond chip bits from SnapOn's online store. They're only a couple bucks more than normal bits, but they have diamond chips embedded to grip the screw.

These bits are going to be sacrificed, sorry.

Wrap some aluminum foil around the handle as close to the screw you're removing as possible. Clamp the foil in place (gently, please) using a METAL clamp. This is going to act as heat sink, just in case.

Now, place your new torx bit in a handle, and heat it up with a blowtorch - get it hot. Insert into the torx screw; give the bottom of the bit handle a couple light smacks to seat the bit as deeply and snugly as possible, assuring max grip and max heat transfer.

Wait bit, but monitor the temperature of the foil with your finger, make sure plastic things outside the screw aren't getting too hot. Now remove the torx screw, pressing down and into the bit as firmly as possible.

You can probably find a small EZ out at KC tools online, and order for overnight delivery.

Another option: find yourself an independent machine shop that specializes in custom builds of motorcycle racing engines, especially heads. They will typically have a laser drill that can easily drill this out. Probably a 50 dollar charge, however.

Good luck.
 
Not being good with machinery and possibly making it worst, send it back to the mfg. Give them the responsibility of doing it right the first time. If it gets screwed up they might not be able to repair the knife.
 
Mo2 said:
spyderco's void warranty if you try and dissemble. because of this they put red locktite into many of the pivots so you cannot take them apart. unless you use heat from a hair dryer, heat gun, soldering iron (one that gets hot enough lol, not the best option anyways).

so ... even if you could get it out with an eazy out, it likely wont because of the red locktite.

send it back to spyderco and they will fix it most likely. they most certainly wont keep your knife.
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I have taken apart a ton of Spydies and put them back together (probably around 60ish knives). I am very mechanical and have no problems doing it. I can say that not once have I seen red Loc-Tite on any screw I've ever removed. Blue, yes, but not red.

To the OP....Just send it to Spyderco. They'll take care of you. Just admit you stripped the screw and ask if they will replace it.
 
Mo2 said:
spyderco's void warranty if you try and dissemble. because of this they put red locktite into many of the pivots so you cannot take them apart. unless you use heat from a hair dryer, heat gun, soldering iron (one that gets hot enough lol, not the best option anyways).

so ... even if you could get it out with an eazy out, it likely wont because of the red locktite.

send it back to spyderco and they will fix it most likely. they most certainly wont keep your knife.
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In their warranty they say they can reassemble knives disassembled by user. And that you just pay shipping so how can you void warranty for taking it apart ?
 
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