taking apart a bump

spiralarchitect said:
Well I started to dig into one but was thwarted by loctite once again. ......
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Ever try 5 minutes of boilin' in water to loosenin' Loctite, just make sure the other materials in the knife can take the 212 degrees F, also I've used a solderin' iron on pivot screw to break Loctite down.

Just two suggestions to break the screws loose.:thumbup::D

BTW when you reassemble use the Loctite that's removable it holds tight but is a lot easier to break loose.:thumbup::D
 
Bookworm said:
it is this thingy.

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I believe it lives inside a recess in the handle about 1/4 of the way down from the pivot end.
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I had to remove two of those on my Speed Bump to take it apart. I didn't put them back in and it works 100% perfect.

From what I can tell they just hold the scale to the liner, but the handle screws do that also.
 
Tex is right, the Thingy holds the handle scale tight against the liner. We put that in there to eliminate any "heart beat" when the knife is closed. The "heart beat" I am speaking of is when the scale pooches out when you close the knife. When the torsion bar is compressed it sometimes wants to move to the side. Hope this makes sense.

When taking it apart, heat the Thingy up with a soldering iron, and it should come out. You might be able to put it back in the same way if the plastic does not deform too much.
 
Tim Galyean said:
Tex is right, the Thingy holds the handle scale tight against the liner. We put that in there to eliminate any "heart beat" when the knife is closed. The "heart beat" I am speaking of is when the scale pooches out when you close the knife. When the torsion bar is compressed it sometimes wants to move to the side. Hope this makes sense.

When taking it apart, heat the Thingy up with a soldering iron, and it should come out. You might be able to put it back in the same way if the plastic does not deform too much.
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See there, everybody? Now, thanks to Tim and Tex we can all disassemble our bumps without fear!! You may now commence franken-labbing with confidence!:D

Thanks guys,
Jon
 
Glad there was finally a solution. :thumbup:

FWIW, the blue threadlocker that knife manf's use on their screws
is removable. Loctite 242,243, Pacer, Cyclo who ever they're buying it from.
But it is actually too strong on most applications for such a small
diameter item. I wish they would try the 222 purple or low strength
re-positionable type to see if it will work for things like the pivot, which are
constantly adjusted.


As for Thomas, stay on topic. We're fixin' knives, not houses. ;)
That guy gives me the creeps.
Thomas W said:
Dr. House to the rescue!!!
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mike
 
reholli said:
Surely someone can give this man some helpful pointers?
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I guess you've noticed there's some crazy azz folks here at the
Kershaw forum that like to have fun, but rest assured someone
will always come to the rescue. ;) Be it Coach Thomas, DR. Tim
are the other fine folks that reside here. :thumbup:
 
svrider3 said:
I guess you've noticed there's some crazy azz folks here at the
Kershaw forum that like to have fun, but rest assured someone
will always come to the rescue. ;) Be it Coach Thomas, DR. Tim
are the other fine folks that reside here. :thumbup:
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LOL Sv, you may have been too late with your comment for the poor lad.:eek: It seems as though he might have already been scared away fer good!:D

Darryls, you shoulda never whipped out the sledgehammer!
 
jonnymac44 said:
LOL Sv, you may have been too late with your comment for the poor lad.:eek: It seems as though he might have already been scared away fer good!:D

Darryls, you shoulda never whipped out the sledgehammer!
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Come to think of it, the sledgehammer may have been a
bit to much for him. :D
 
Ah....I'm sure after he got to reading the posts he caught on ;)..........I hope so anyway. :eek: :D
 
Nice kid ya got there Darryl!! Here's what my girls had to say:D

The little one said, "No sense of humor, maybe he just can't hang with us big kids. Now go get me another Grolsch!!"
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Then my older daughter said, "If that boy can't laugh, I'ma gonna run 'im over with daddy's truck!!"
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DISCLAIMER: NO MINORS WERE SERVED ALCOHOL IN THE MAKING OF THIS POST! THESE ARE OLDER PICTURES AND MY 3 AND A HALF YEAR OLD HASN'T BEEN INTOXICATED IN AT LEAST A YEAR!;)

Cheers,
Jon
 

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thanks everybody, I assumed that the little brass widget served no vital purpose since it only pushed through into a recess in the handle. Thanks for the confirmation guys!

and thanks for the tip about pushing the bolt-type part of the pivot through, I have yet to do it, but I was worried that that might cause undue harm to the knife.
 
Bookworm said:
thanks everybody, I assumed that the little brass widget served no vital purpose since it only pushed through into a recess in the handle. Thanks for the confirmation guys!

and thanks for the tip about pushing the bolt-type part of the pivot through, I have yet to do it, but I was worried that that might cause undue harm to the knife.
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When you get that far just remember that it may not want to go. You don't have to remove it. You can just clean it and lube it and start reassembly.
 
svrider3 said:
Come to think of it, the sledgehammer may have been a
bit to much for him. :D
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the sledgehammer is naught but an implement of persuasion, to be used when necessary and overwhelming force is needed. The persuasion of said defiant object may be done with whatever discretion the persuader deems necessary, though keep in mind that complete and utter destruction is not always the intended result.

--me
 
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