Vic Pioneer issue,do I send it to Victorinox?

not-too-sharp

not-too-sharp

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I have a Silver Alox Pioneer, and I love it.
Unfortunately, and out of the blue,the blade started having issues today.
Theres little to no spring tension when I open the blade and the awl and they stick when
I begin to push them closed.
But closing them completely requires quite a bit of effort to say the the least.
I haven't dropped the knife,or pried with it, or done anything but daily chores and edc tasks that would not constitute abuse IMO.
Do I send the knife to Victorinox or is a wear and tear issue that will solve itself?
 
You might want to clean it out. Not an easy task, as there is VERY little space to work with between the blade and the liners. However, it sounds like there is guck trapped in there. Are you opening the blade and awl at the same time? LOL. A silly question, but you'd be surprised. It might need repair, but these knives are well made in general, among the best of ANY brand of slippie, so I would bet it is a dirt issue. Soak it is soapy water, with some Dawn, work the blades about a million times (lol) and see what happens.
 
I have to agree with Voltron on this. In a normal universe, it's very rare for a Victorinox to suddenly have a problem. Some warm water, Dawn dish detergent, and an old toothbrush to give it a good cleaning may do it.

After, don't go over board with oil. Don't even drop a single drop in the joints. Just take a paper match out of a book, and dip the torn end in a drop of oil and carefully swab the blade tang. That tiny bit of oil will seep around. Folding knives have problems from owners over oiling. Oil collects dirt. Some people even run thier sak's dry, with no oil. I've done it and they work just fine.

Of course, if a cleaning doesn't do it, then you may need to send it in to the Shelton Connecticut facility.

Carl.
 
I get a dish pan and fill it with soapy water, then take an old toothbrush and put some dish soap on it, open up the impliments and start scrubbing everything. Remove anything removeable, toothpick, tweezers, pins, pens, etc, when cleaning SAK's. It will be difficult to, and is probably not recommended, to open the tools on the same spring, i believe it weakens the spring and can break it. If you have an air compressor, just blow the water back out. It should be fine. When closing it, does it feel gritty at all? I don't oil some SAKs of mine, and others i do. When you run it in your pocket all day, it's not necessary to oil. Pocket lint loves oil and the oil can do more bad than good.
 
You may need to put it into warm water and wiggle the blade for awhile, then dry it and oil it up.
mine was in the same problem when I dropped it into dirt.
 
While giving it a good clean is absolutely the first thing to do, the fact it suddenly happened makes me suspicious. Sadly, if the cleaning doesn't work, sending it in is about the only thing you can do.
 
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