Kershaw Leek - need help - how to untighten/make faster

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Hey,
i've just got my first kershaw knife in the mail, a leek 1660. however when i try to open it it doesn't appear to open anywhere near as easily as others ive seen on youtube - it takes a fair amount of force to move the thumbstud, and then doesn't always open the full way. I was wondering if i should try to untighten its screw, and where i can get something to untighten it, and if i should spray some type of grease into the knife, and what sort? is the CRC my dad's got ok? thanks for your time,

-Luke
 
Well, one thing is, you should be using the flipper and not the thumbstud. The thumbstuds on a leek are really designed to be a blade stop. Second, I have found that some of the frame lock knives from kershaw need to have the lock bar adjusted slightly. It requires taking apart the frame. First though, try it with just the flipper, if it opens up fine you are good to go.
 
Smash05 said:
Well, one thing is, you should be using the flipper and not the thumbstud. The thumbstuds on a leek are really designed to be a blade stop. Second, I have found that some of the frame lock knives from kershaw need to have the lock bar adjusted slightly. It requires taking apart the frame. First though, try it with just the flipper, if it opens up fine you are good to go.
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Funny, my leek opens up much, much faster when opened with the thumb studs.
 
One of these will work for almost all of your pocket knives.
http://www.huskytools.com/Product.aspx?pid=82fab520-8af7-4775-9dde-e3ce88178efe&cid=1051586
Try to loosen the pivot screw a little and see if the action gets any better. If you loosen it too much then you will get play in the blade. If the whole pivot assembly rotates and will not loosen try putting some pressure on the smooth side to stop the rotation. If this does not work try applying some heat to the smooth side to loosen any loctite that Kershaw applied. You can play with the tightness of the scale screws as this also helps sometimes. Messing with the lockbar is a last resort IMO and is usually not needed. I have taken down numerous leeks in this manner. I have found that the action works fine using either the thumb studs or flipper.
 
And you should also consider that the knife probably just needs a break-in period.
Carry it for a few days, and open it a few times.
If it doesn' t go faster and smoother then, then I suggest loosening the pivot, like others said.
 
Squirt a little Militec-1 in the pivot joint and operate for a couple days. If it's still tight it needs the pivot screw adjusted.
 
I had the same worries when I got my (first) Leek last week. It didn't open all the way with the flipper, while my Boa, Chive, and Scallion always open fast and sure. I oiled it with Tuf-Glide and tried too loosen the pivot screw, but it didn't help much at all. I even thought I stripped out the pivot screw and was kinda bummed out, but when I removed the clip I realized it doesn't have a conventional nut on the backside, it is round, and spins when I turn the torx screw. Since I received it I've cycled through opening and closing it with the flipper at least a hundred times, and it opens fully and locks nearly every time now, and it continues to get better.
 
Sometimes they need a little break-in time.

As for the pivot pin turning, remove the clip, insert a little piece of tape or even better a piece of rubber band, replace the clip and you should be good to go. The tape or rubber band will provide just enough grip to the pivot to allow you to crack the locktite.
 
SPXTrader said:
Sometimes they need a little break-in time.

As for the pivot pin turning, remove the clip, insert a little piece of tape or even better a piece of rubber band, replace the clip and you should be good to go. The tape or rubber band will provide just enough grip to the pivot to allow you to crack the locktite.
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Thanks for the tip. With a good bit of cycling the knife open and closed my Leek is getting close to perfect, but I'll keep it in mind if I ever need to tighten or loosen the pivot.
 
NeonLight said:
I had the same worries when I got my (first) Leek last week. It didn't open all the way with the flipper, while my Boa, Chive, and Scallion always open fast and sure. I oiled it with Tuf-Glide and tried too loosen the pivot screw, but it didn't help much at all. I even thought I stripped out the pivot screw and was kinda bummed out, but when I removed the clip I realized it doesn't have a conventional nut on the backside, it is round, and spins when I turn the torx screw. Since I received it I've cycled through opening and closing it with the flipper at least a hundred times, and it opens fully and locks nearly every time now, and it continues to get better.
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thanks. exactly what happened with mine - wasn't opening fully. now it works great. thanks.
 
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