Sticky deployment on pm2

[mattman]

Make sure there's some lube on the detent ball. (Try to keep the lock interface clean of lube)

[Sharp Guy]

By "sticky deployment" are you referring to the strong detent? If so, mine's the same and I consider it a good thing.

[spyderg]

I mentioned in another thread that my Cruwear had a stronger detent too. It is my hope that it is part of cqi and we will see it on future pm2's and other models as well. Stronger the detent the better as far as I'm concerned.

[Sharp Guy]

Have you tried to adjust the pivot?

[Zatx]

How can you adjust the pivot? Mine is locked down and I can't turn either side to save my life!

[farnorthdan]

How can you adjust the pivot? Mine is locked down and I can't turn either side to save my life!

Might have to heat it up some to release thread lock, I use the tip of a soldering iron one the screw head, just be careful near scales. I've also used boiling water on the pivot.

[Zatx]

Well I wound up stripping my pivot screw on my brand new S110V! Made me sick to my stomach.

I called down to Warranty & Repair and they are mailing me out replacements. The super nice woman also offered up advice to break them free... place your torx screwdriver in the slot then smack it with a hammer. She was right, one smack later and the screw turned for me!

[RLDubbya]

Well I wound up stripping my pivot screw on my brand new S110V! Made me sick to my stomach.

I called down to Warranty & Repair and they are mailing me out replacements. The super nice woman also offered up advice to break them free... place your torx screwdriver in the slot then smack it with a hammer. She was right, one smack later and the screw turned for me!

I'm assuming that by "stripping" you mean "camming out."

An idea for future reference: Snap-On sells diamond-chipped Torx bits which "bite" the Torx head. They're not terribly expensive, under $5 each. Might be worth the investment. You can buy these online.

[anycal]

For the stickiness, I would recommend tinkering with the other screws on the handle.

Different flavor of PM2, but what worked for me: loosen up all the screws until your blades falls freely even if there is blade play in the pivot. Tighten the pivot so it still falls freely but there is no blade play. Continue tightening rest of the screws as much is you can while getting the desired free motion of the blade. You may have to go back-and-forth between the handle screws to get the perfect action.

[Taypo]

Running into the same issue myself. Ive had it for a couple weeks, flipping it almost constantly. Its definitely loosened up some but its still stiffer than I'd like - not only is it not free swinging when I release the lock, I've got to apply a bit of constant pressure to get it closed. I'm not going to tear it down just yet (red loctite and all) but I'm oiling it as we speak...

[ejames13]

Well I wound up stripping my pivot screw on my brand new S110V! Made me sick to my stomach.

I called down to Warranty & Repair and they are mailing me out replacements. The super nice woman also offered up advice to break them free... place your torx screwdriver in the slot then smack it with a hammer. She was right, one smack later and the screw turned for me!

"Smack it with a hammer"....not advice I would expect to hear from W&R! Surely that's not what they do at the factory. :eek:

[SF Native]

I'm having a similar issue on my cruwear pm2.
I think it might be the lockbar. I compared final locked position with my m4 (which is perfect) and the lock bar travels much farther.
I was considering pulling it apart and bending the lock bar a little more straight. Interested if anyone else sees this as well.
I have lubed the pivot. Will check the ball next.

[PiggyBackJack]

Had the same problem with my s110v PM when it was brand new. I flipped it a bunch of times to see if I could break it in and it did get smoother but it still wasn't perfect. So I cleaned it out with some compressed air to make sure no dust or lint was stuck in there and after that I lubed it up generously and flipped it a bunch more. That solved the problem and now it's super smooth and the blade swings freely when I disengage the lock. I've carried it for about half a year now and it handles like a dream.

Hope this helps.

[Zatx]

Well I wound up stripping my pivot screw on my brand new S110V! Made me sick to my stomach.

I called down to Warranty & Repair and they are mailing me out replacements. The super nice woman also offered up advice to break them free... place your torx screwdriver in the slot then smack it with a hammer. She was right, one smack later and the screw turned for me!

"Smack it with a hammer"....not advice I would expect to hear from W&R! Surely that's not what they do at the factory. :eek:

Well in all fairness she may have said "carefully smack it with a hammer" but I've never done anything carefully with a hammer in my hand...

[Bill1170]

It sounds like the threadlocker they use is brittle enough that the shock from smacking it breaks the bond. This is a fascinating tidbit of knowledge, thank you Zatx, for sharing that.

[murphjd25]

I rotated the stop pin on mine today no more then 1/4 a turn and it's now a free dropper.