socom elite auto dissasembly

[w]

I just couldn`t stand it. I had to take my elite auto apart just to see the insides. I have never taken an auto apart so I was kind of leary about it. I have taken many benchmades apart before but no autos. At any rate it was one of the easiest knives to take apart that I have ever done. The screws were all very tight and since I figured they had locktite on them I got the hairdryer and heated them up before I took them out. The knife was put together with so much precision that I was very impressed. I mean it looks just as good inside as it does outside. Kind of like a swisss watch. I also thought the spring would probably fly when I pulled it apart but it didn`t. It looks like a very heavy duty spring. At any rate I put it back together and it works perfect. The reason I took it apart to start with was that it had a click when you closed it. It no longer has the click so I must have done something but I don`t know what. Must have been a burr or some grit in the action. I just wiped everything down real good and oiled it with rem oil and put it back together again. What a knife. Roger

 

[Steve B.]

You`re a braver man than I!

 

[ARtsig1]

Roger, I have done this on a regular basis and it is not real difficult. Just prepare your work place and be sure you put down a clean white towel. This helps to keep up with everything. I usually take some 800 grit wet/dry paper and polish the pivot area.I then use Flitz as a final finish. Put back together with some Tuff-glide or Rem oil, and it is ready to go. I use acetone to clean all the parts and a Dremel tool with cotton buffing wheels to polish the button, pivot pin, and stainless bearing. Just be careful on the Microtechs when tightening the screws, THEY ARE EASY TO STRIP.

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Art Sigmon
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