Assisted openers failing

[NelsonFlashlites]

Hello all.

I used to be quite keen on assisted openers (autos are illegal for civilians here) until I had two of them fail on me. The first was a Kershaw Blur. It still locked, so it basically stayed a real loose manual folder. The second was a Gerber Fast Draw. That failure was worse. No injuries, thankfully, but the blade now just swings free, locking about 1/4th of the time. It makes me think twice about using my Gerber Fast Draw Mini.

Just thought I'd let you all know.

 

[jzmtl]

Go to kershaw's website, warrenty section, they'll send you a new torsion bar free of charge. The spring does have a life limit and will break eventually. I'm not familiar with gerber's model, but I heard their lifetime warrenty is great.

 

[NotRegulated]

http://www.kershawknives.com/warranty.php

 

[cutlerylover]

Yeah, the torsion bar is easy to replace, you take the handle scales off and you will see what it is...pops in and out, easy to put a new one in...