Spyderco Autonomy reassembly
Spyderco Autonomy reassembly
Hey! So I have been looking online to see if anyone has posted a video or any advice on the reassembly of the autonomy.. A co-worker of mine has taken his down for maintenance, and was unable to reassemble. I have assembled many auto knives but this one seems particularly challenging. Any tips on how to get this done? I have seen Sal comment stating they use a specific tool to wind the coil, however I feel like I can put the knife together without it if I have a good understanding of the steps to do so. I also have read others have managed without it, and I am pretty handy.
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I managed but that was 3 years ago so I don't remember exactly, sorry. I do know that I got it put together without the spring tool thing, I remember pressing my thumb into the spring housing and turning it to get the two ends of the spring to seat into place.
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Ahh, thank you sir. I believe this is the method I am currently attempting, if I have success I will update! Difficult knife to disassemble, however being h1, I don't understand why my coworker took it apart to begin with
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I took mine apart to take the safety out. I had a couple times where it engaged itself in my pocket and when I pulled it to use it I found it was locked and at the worst time possible. I usually like to just see how a knife is built but this one was definitely a bit of a headache to get back together so I'm really thankful for the spring access design.
All SE all the time since 2017
~David
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Hey Evil D, I figured I would update you on the progress. I did it! I have to admit, after I realized the correct order of reassembly, it was remarkably easy to put back together. I only wish I made a quick video to throw up here for someone's future reference in case they ended up in my position. I do however believe I may be redoing this process for him shortly in order to replace the washers in the knife.
As for the owner of the knife/my coworker, he is a flight medic, who carries the knife for emergency seat belt cutting for flights, the deployment button being so large, and given the environment I can't see him personally wanting the safety taken off. I for one can't stand any safety switches on any knife.
As for the owner of the knife/my coworker, he is a flight medic, who carries the knife for emergency seat belt cutting for flights, the deployment button being so large, and given the environment I can't see him personally wanting the safety taken off. I for one can't stand any safety switches on any knife.
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https://youtu.be/y0oVib9wQpA
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Well done
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My big problem has been getting the pivot to stop loosening itself since I’ve taken mine apart, can’t seem to get the loctite to do it’s job. I also prefer having the safety on it just for the pease of mind that if I fall down with the knife in my pocket that it won’t deploy by accident.DDK wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 9:55 pmHey Evil D, I figured I would update you on the progress. I did it! I have to admit, after I realized the correct order of reassembly, it was remarkably easy to put back together. I only wish I made a quick video to throw up here for someone's future reference in case they ended up in my position. I do however believe I may be redoing this process for him shortly in order to replace the washers in the knife.
As for the owner of the knife/my coworker, he is a flight medic, who carries the knife for emergency seat belt cutting for flights, the deployment button being so large, and given the environment I can't see him personally wanting the safety taken off. I for one can't stand any safety switches on any knife.
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Are you thoroughly cleaning the male and female threads? What loctite are you using? Are you waiting about a day for the thread locker to cure? The pivot screws shouldn’t be loosening, there’s gotta be something going on that can be remedied…
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I think I just need to clean the screws better honestly, just not sure how to get any old loctite completely off.
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Clean the threads with a brush then clean the threads with a rubbing alcohol soaked paper towel.
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Rinzler wrote: ↑Thu Jun 10, 2021 7:56 amClean the threads with a brush then clean the threads with a rubbing alcohol soaked paper towel. Do this to the male and female parts.
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