How to (kind of) disassemble and maintain the Kershaw Link Pocketknife
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 มี.ค. 2017
- This one fought me every step of the way, due to a stuck, free-spinning screw, and I wasn't actually able to service the Speedsafe mechanism. But it shows you the insides of the Link, and we still managed to help the knife out a bit.
Here's a link to the Oso Sweet Disassembly, which shows how to service the Speedsafe: • How to disassemble and... - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
"I'm the human. I'm gona win this" TELL THAT INANIMATE OBJECT WHAT'S UP NICK! lol. nice.
And Kershaw will support this knife, while Spyderco will throw you under the bus for disassembling something less than half as complex.
The 20CV variant of this knife is still my all time favorite knife under $100 period.
For the price the 420HC FRN model is also hard to beat, especially for made in USA with a decent warranty behind it.
Thank you for carrying along even faced with struggle...you are inspiring to others.The "realness" is appreciated.
Unfortunately I also had a similar problem. Two of my back spacer screws were free spinning and the female end of the pivot also managed to sort of bore out its hex inset in the aluminum scale so that it became free spinning as well. Kind of disappointing that this happened as I was looking forward to trying to deassist this knife. Otherwise love the ergos and the steel has held up surprisingly well.
You are happy today...good job and thanks for the demo.
Can't wait for the review!
Yeah, mine has a free spinning screw as well. Of which I was blissfully ignorant until you pointed it out! : ) Still like the knife.
I tried to disassemble this as well you have to push on the backspacer from inside with a good amount of force where the screw is and it will stop the opposite side from spinning
When faced with a stuck free spinner, I generally resort to applying some heat with a heat gun. I've recently been given the advice of using a soldering iron to apply the heat more precisely.
Also, it's interesting about the clip screws threading into the aluminum. The liners look like they are drilled for the clip screws. Maybe Kershaw decided the liners are not thick enough and opted to put the screws into the thicker scales.
Or, they used to use the liner in earlier models and for some reason opted not to moving on. Can't believe it was just to save 1/32" of screw.
had the same problem with a Ganzo knife, but at least both sides were machined so I could use another torx. I don't own any Kershaw knives. Just one more reason not to when a $17.00 knife is better made than a Kersaw.
Barry B you don't do enough research sorry that you are missing out on some serious knives. Oh by the way if you buy ZT you should sell them because they are Kershaw knives just with less focus on affordability.
"Life is full of subtle disconcertions"
-Nick Shabazz
Hey nick, I'm torn between the Spyderco paramilitary 2 s30v and s110v. i own a few s30v knives and i am wondering how much more difficult it is to bring an s110v blade to shaving sharp from dull?
i super glued the posts in to get it
Does anyone have any recommendations for a clip point or drop point, blade style folder/flipping knife with a blade around 4" and around the 200$ range? Any Recommendations would help, thanks in advance.
I just got the Link in damascus. It look like I can be fully disassembled. There shod be a screw there where that plug is.
Had the same link with the same disassembly problem.
I have the exact same problem with mine although I just thought the screw was stripped
Another trick is superglue. Tiny dab on the smooth side and attach something to hold onto (Square headed bit worked for me). Acetone for easy cleanup.
Nick the first run had a detent hole in them ugly they stopped doing that though also I had the same problem sharping on my edge pro but great vid lastly my screws had no problems I had two
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What grease would you recommend to use instead of nano grease
Hey Nick. What are your thoughts on milling that Glass-Filled Nylon Handle to fit in a neodymium magnet, with the purpose of de-assisting it while making the detent stronger?
Oh the satisfaction of being "in" 😁
Someone went crazy with the Loctite on mine as well.
nice job..
Most the t6 screws on my link were stripped from the factory. Do you think I could just saw through the spacer to open it?
They must have changed the construction of the knife, mine has screws on both sides of the knife.
very interesting my link came with a detent hole
Can you make this knife into a manual folder?
2 of my standoffs were cross threaded so I sent it to kai and got it fixed
Lmao.... Nick i just got the newer version of the Link with CPM20CV blade steel an in the first day....... THE FIRST DAY! i drop it an the nice green handle now has a scuff on it in the same exact spot as youres! lol it fell outta my hand in hit the tile floor...... ugh... it bugs the crap outta me to see that scuff!
Nicely done Nick! I always learn something new. Could you please tell me the type/brand of the grease and oil you used or perhaps post a link to this info in your next video where you do similar maintenance? Keep up the great work on your channel!
Michael Jergens Just google nano oil and nano grease.
Do to the way this handle is I think I will be taking my blade out for sharpening.
Ha ha . You got further than I did with that knife. Also, I see you got a new bottle of Nano. The small one this time?
🗣🙏Use a blow-dryer to melt the loctite or wtvr specific type of thread locker they unfortunately decided to use
try a rubber band to hold that screw still
was a de-assisting video ever made?
Unfortunately, the detent is missing from most speedsafe Kershaws. It's actually my biggest issue with the mechanism: if it breaks, your knife is non-functional.
PkwyDrive13 it has the ball, but no track or divot for the detent to fall into, meaning that it doesn't stay closed as well and doesn't flip like a knife with a "full" detent. Correct me if I'm wrong, but this is what Nick pointed out in the disassembly, is it not?
PkwyDrive13 That's sooo wierd. my old cryo and another assisted Kershaw have only the detent ball as well. Is this a QC issue then?
PkwyDrive13 I have the blackwash gfn handled one and tried to deassist it and the blade would just fall out and centering was way off. I tried everything I could think of to correct it to no avail 😩 So now I just deal with the speedsafe 😪
Omg
Super glue.
Nick have you ever thought about getting an actual bench to work on rather than a beer pong table lol?
Nitrile. Not latex.
Why didn't you use a torx on both sides of the screw like you would a free spinning pivot?
+Jim Boutilier The back side is untooled:(
Nick Shabazz ahhhh I was wondering the whole time the same thing. For sure ugly
I have a Link with the FRN scales. The scale screws are T6 on both sides but the heads on the backside are different than presentation side and at first glance look like they just have a round hole.
I'd like to assure you that, indeed, this model has no tooling on the back side.
CQI.....