spyderco caged ball bearing lock failure

i own two manix 2's, had them apart lots of times but this has never happened to me,but i once lost the steel ball and had to contact spydero factory outlet in golden C.you will probably have to do the same for a replacement,other than that,grate over all knife.
 
It will work.

Just gets tricky when you assemble it.

But once it is together. No issues.
 
Not that specific problem but, like you, I've taken things apart that weren't meant to be taken apart and managed to break something in the process of putting them back together. I never considered it a "failure" of the item in question, just ham fisted clumsiness on my part.
 
The Deacon said:
Not that specific problem but, like you, I've taken things apart that weren't meant to be taken apart and managed to break something in the process of putting them back together. I never considered it a "failure" of the item in question, just ham fisted clumsiness on my part.
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Right, and an important point. Spyderco discourages disassembly and this is one of the reasons. Several of the knives have parts that can be damaged or broken if not assembled exactly correctly, and the Manix 2 is one of them. Those of us who rush in where angels refuse to tread need to be prepared to accept the consequences. ;)
 
knifeman1995 said:
I was reassembling my manix 2 and the stem which holds the spring broke. Has anyone else had this problem
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Hi knifeman1995,
Interesting thread title... curious choice of words...

We'd recommend sending your knife into W&R. Unfortunately, due to counterfeiting, we cannot send out internal parts, but our crew can assist you with a repair. You can find all the information you need here, http://www.spyderco.com/edge-u-cation/index.php?item=10.

Make it a good day.

Kristi
 
It is only a FAILURE on the OP's part - Not a failure of the knife. Please change the title.
 
I would like to see a post that rates from easiest to hardest all Spyderco knives on the difficulty of reassemble of each model.
The Manix 2 is not the easiest knife to reassemble.

From my limited experience :
Liner locks = easy
Lock backs = not so easy
Compression locks= easy
Ball lock= not so easy
Frame lock=easy but not as easy as a liner lock.

Be careful what you get yourself into.
 
coop1957 said:
I would like to see a post that rates from easiest to hardest all Spyderco knives on the difficulty of reassemble of each model.
The Manix 2 is not the easiest knife to reassemble.

From my limited experience :
Liner locks = easy
Lock backs = not so easy
Compression locks= easy
Ball lock= not so easy
Frame lock=easy but not as easy as a liner lock.

Be careful what you get yourself into.
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I'd think that, in general, models with RIL and integral compression locks would tie for easiest and models with Walker and compression liner locks would tie for next easiest. Only thing that would add to "degree of difficulty" would be a staked lanyard pipe. At the other extreme, the all stainless models with pinned construction would be the hardest. Everything else would fall somewhere in between.
 
The Deacon said:
Not that specific problem but, like you, I've taken things apart that weren't meant to be taken apart and managed to break something in the process of putting them back together. I never considered it a "failure" of the item in question, just ham fisted clumsiness on my part.
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Well said.

I managed to ruined a perfectly good LE blue FRN and ZDP-189 Delica many years ago by deciding for some reason to take it apart. I deformed the little pegs on the back spacer. I looked up what I was doing wrong and was able to fix it by swapping in a spare part that I had. Regardless, the knife never felt as good as it had from the factory.

Hopefully you can get your knife repaired.
 
Op should edit that intentionally deceiving title at least...

that manix lock is strong and durable
 
The cage that holds the ball on my manix broke the other day, just out of the blue. Kinda weird, maybe a flaw.
 
rodriguez7 said:
The cage that holds the ball on my manix broke the other day, just out of the blue. Kinda weird, maybe a flaw.
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Yep, X-ray inspection would probably add too much to the cost to be worthwhile, so there's always a chance one or two out of a thousand will be flawed. Send the knife back to Spyderco. Assuming it hasn't been taken apart, the cage will be covered under warranty.
 
J85909266 said:
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Well said.

I managed to ruined a perfectly good LE blue FRN and ZDP-189 Delica many years ago by deciding for some reason to take it apart. I deformed the little pegs on the back spacer. I looked up what I was doing wrong and was able to fix it by swapping in a spare part that I had. Regardless, the knife never felt as good as it had from the factory.

Hopefully you can get your knife repaired.
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I did the same thing - once. ;)
 
We should start a club, I have also deformed the pegs on the back spacer trying to get an endura back together. The lock backs are the hardest to reassemble in my experience. The cbbl was hard the first time but the second time it went pretty smoothly.
 
legato1 said:
We should start a club, I have also deformed the pegs on the back spacer trying to get an endura back together. The lock backs are the hardest to reassemble in my experience. The cbbl was hard the first time but the second time it went pretty smoothly.
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I only took apart my SB endura to put on custom scales, but I know what you mean. I think it is the reason they offer repair kits eh.

There is a trick to put it back easy, you just have to assemble the scales, back spacer and spring solo, screw em together, then had the lock bar and screw it in place and hold it pressed down with a zip tie. lastly add the blade and washers. It might not be ideal, but it'll garantee you wont bust the back spacer pegs.
 
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