liner lock issue

[fishface5]

This must have come up before but my Gold membership has expired & so I have no search function - I will re-up this week but right now, after some attempts at weekend knife-modifying, I am too frustrated to wait!

Most of the time - but not always - when I disassemble a liner-lock to mess around with the knife, when I reassemble it the liner pushes the knife blade when closed against the opposite liner - so even if the blade was centered when closed at the time I disassembled it, now it's crooked. I have tried every variation of the order of tightening screws, tightening with shim against the side opposite the lock, etc. This is completely maddening - all the more so because it doesn't happen every time!!

Can anyone give me tips on how the re-assemble a liner-lock knife so that the blade is centered when closed??? Please?

 

[hardheart]

I put the knife back together completely, loosen the pivot screw a little, and push the blade in the proper direction while tightening the screw down again. If there's too much play, I push on the blade fully open, with the lock disengaged.

 

[mad ausie]

Iv'e had the same problem .It realy depends on the knive and how well is been made
some times the pivot holes in the liners arnt perfect and cause a problem Check the liners are alined perfectly when the pivot is in.Sometimes can be corected by the rear screws along the spine.Put a long pin throught the back holes and use it like a leaver
and you will see the blade shift it posision.sometimes a small ronud file will clean up the pivot holes be carefull not to go to far with the file. Hope this helps .