Pivot adjustments

[Godzilla68]

Okat this may be a silly question but when I want to loosen/tighten the pivot on a manix 2, native chief, PM2… am I supposed to be tightening only one side to make fine adjustments? I find if it’s relatively loose, I get a bit of blade play but when I tighten both sides up slightly, it becomes stiff.
Any suggestions or is it just a matter of tinkering until you get it?

Thanks

[VooDooChild]

Just do whatever works.

Spyderco has really tight tolerances and tuning a pivot by hand, especially on a comp lock, can sometimes be a pain. Some of mine seem to have a sweet spot smaller than a millimeter. If I can hit that spot then Im happy.

[Godzilla68]

Thanks for the reply. That’s pretty much what I figured. I was worried maybe only one side was simply for fine adjustments. Back to tinkering.

[kobold]

I watch the tip of the blade for correct blade centering and also check for blade play to set boundaries first. After that, it is personal preference.

[Godzilla68]

Thanks Kobold. Okay, so tightening one side too much uncenters the blade. I will check tomorrow and confirm that my blade is centered and fiddle with it.

[soc_monki]

I usually only do one side, but I have had one shaman where I needed to adjust both. I couldn't get good action with no play without messing with both sides. If that happens I will loosen both sides, tighten one to where it just starts to bottom out (just past snug), then fine tune with the other side. It works for me.

I don't mind a little play when the lock is disengaged. As long as it locks up solidly I'm fine with it.

[TkoK83Spy]

I watch the tip of the blade for correct blade centering and also check for blade play to set boundaries first. After that, it is personal preference.

Exactly the same way I handle this, has never failed.

[Godzilla68]

Thanks everyone. I really appreciate the responses.

[Godzilla68]

Okay so I adjusted all of my knifes. Thanks for all the advice. Worked like a charm. I even removed the blade from my Caly 3.5 no issue.
Next - replace the ball lock on My manix 2 with red flytanium aluminum version and replace the bearing - with a ceramic bearing.