Help with how to loosen knife screw

[TommyT]

I have a new pocket carry knife. The action is a little stiff so I want to take it apart, clean the ball bearings and oil them but the T6 pivot screw is locked down tight and won’t budge. Feels like they used red loctite instead of blue like I have found on other knives! Any suggestions how to loosen the screw or break the loctite bond so I don’t strip it?

 

[User170512]

Post up the brand and model. Maybe some will know what they use to lock threads.

 

[Glorfindel]

Heat

 

[User170512]

Heat

Yeah, but it may have liners or non-heat friendly parts. Need more info.

 

[TommyT]

SOG Terminus XR with G10 and Carbon Fiber scales. It has SOG’s version of AXIS lock.

 

[AR-Trvlr]

Do you have a soldering iron? Applying the tip directly to the screw should loosen the locktite without damaging other parts.

 

[Hayata]

It's not threaded left-hand is it?

 

[TommyT]

It's not threaded left-hand is it?

Unsure

 

[TommyT]

Do you have a soldering iron? Applying the tip directly to the screw should loosen the locktite without damaging other parts.

I dont have a soldering iron unfortunately. Maybe I can get a screwdriver red hot and try that. ???

 

[Beawer]

SOG Terminus XR with G10 and Carbon Fiber scales. Sog’s version of AXIS lock.

I have the same knife, it was kind of tight also. Use a hair dryer to heat it up