XM-18 Help...

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Hello,

I took apart my XM-18 to look at the parts etc. To get to know the knife better. But, when I put it back together, the centering is completely off. If I want to the knife to be centered, it won't even deploy. Any advice?

-Gideons
 
That is odd. Sounds like the stop pin might be pushing out on one side. Can you share a pic of the spine with it closed?
 
In these pictures I loosened the pivot just enough so it would deploy, and it is completely rubbing against the g10 side. LMK if you need a different angle or a picture of specific part.

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Definitely the stop pin. It is poking out on the left side in your 2nd pic. Loosen everything up just a little, take a pencil eraser and move it over until you hear or feel it pop in. That should put everything back to normal for you!
 
Gideons said:
When I tighten the pivot, that goes away but I can barely if at all deploy the blade. I also here this weird rattling noise near the pivot when I shake the knife.
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That noise is the stop pin shaking because it is either loose or not in right.
 
whitty said:
Definitely the stop pin. It is poking out on the left side in your 2nd pic. Loosen everything up just a little, take a pencil eraser and move it over until you hear or feel it pop in. That should put everything back to normal for you!
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I took it apart again, made sure it was in properly and all fixed. No rattle, centering is back & so is deployment, thank you so much man. I figured out my mistake when assembling.
 
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