Warranty question

dhunley1

dhunley1

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Someone on another forum mentioned that taking a Spyderco apart voids the warranty. Is this true? I didn't see anything regarding that on the warranty page, just repairs done by anyone other than Spyderco, abuse, etc will void the warranty. It seems that after owning and using one for a while, it's eventually going to need a thorough cleaning which in some cases would require you take the knife apart. I don't see myself needing to do this anytime soon, but I was just curious.
 
dhunley1 said:
Someone on another forum mentioned that taking a Spyderco apart voids the warranty. Is this true? I didn't see anything regarding that on the warranty page, just repairs done by anyone other than Spyderco, abuse, etc will void the warranty. It seems that after owning and using one for a while, it's eventually going to need a thorough cleaning which in some cases would require you take the knife apart. I don't see myself needing to do this anytime soon, but I was just curious.
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Read TazKristi's first post in this thread on the Spyderco Forum.
 
I don't think it's something you should worry about.
Odds are you'll never need the warranty for a given knife anyway. If you do, the folks at spyderco are very reasonable.

I just sent in a faulty framelock I received used. It locked up about as strong as a slip joint... They determined that it wasn't covered under warranty, probably because a prior owner had caused the lock trouble or abused the knife. I got it back good as new in less than two weeks for a $25 charge. I trust their assessment and I'm sure the warranty would have covered a factory defect.

I'm a tinkerer by nature and don't hesitate to disassemble anything I own. It's part of the enjoyment that comes with knife ownership in my opinion. That said, you don't really NEED to take down a knife to clean it.
 
The Deacon said:
Read TazKristi's first post in this thread on the Spyderco Forum.
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That answers it. Thank you!

spketch said:
I don't think it's something you should worry about.
Odds are you'll never need the warranty for a given knife anyway. If you do, the folks at spyderco are very reasonable.

I just sent in a faulty framelock I received used. It locked up about as strong as a slip joint... They determined that it wasn't covered under warranty, probably because a prior owner had caused the lock trouble or abused the knife. I got it back good as new in less than two weeks for a $25 charge. I trust their assessment and I'm sure the warranty would have covered a factory defect.

I'm a tinkerer by nature and don't hesitate to disassemble anything I own. It's part of the enjoyment that comes with knife ownership in my opinion. That said, you don't really NEED to take down a knife to clean it.
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I don't expect to need the warranty, I was mostly just curious. I realize more often than not, disassembling wouldn't be required to clean a knife, but I think in some cases it might be necessary. Thanks for the reply.
 
I don't really see how they could really tell if you disassembled a knife. Maybe if you damage it on the inside or something, idk. But just as a warning, a delica is a PITA to get back together ;)
 
rch02474 said:
I don't really see how they could really tell if you disassembled a knife. Maybe if you damage it on the inside or something, idk. But just as a warning, a delica is a PITA to get back together ;)
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It's not that hard, unless the person doing it is careful.

There is a replacement parts kit sold for the Delica and Endura, thus it's hard to see how you could void a warranty on those knives by taking it apart.
 
brownshoe said:
It's not that hard, unless the person doing it is careful.

There is a replacement parts kit sold for the Delica and Endura, thus it's hard to see how you could void a warranty on those knives by taking it apart.
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It isn't hard, as you say, often even if you are careful. ;) The parts kit doesn't give us a warranty pass, it just gives us an option if we foul up reassembly (which happens surprisingly often with the Delica 4 and Endure 4...people don't get the backspace in correctly and it deforms).
 
brownshoe said:
It's not that hard, unless the person doing it is careful.

There is a replacement parts kit sold for the Delica and Endura, thus it's hard to see how you could void a warranty on those knives by taking it apart.
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Actually, Spyderco sells those kit to allow folks who have disassembled their knives, screwed things up, and voided their warranty a second opportunity to display their mechanical ineptitude. ;)
 
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