How to disassemble and maintain the Spyderco Resilience

Today, we take apart and maintain a knife that needed some serious taking apart and maintaining: The Spyderco Resilience.

[@ZechsAznable]

Nick came prepared to do battle with the Red Loctite Devil, but instead he found another horror awaited him. The fearsome Gunk Golem had done its work to the knife. The battle that ensued was truly a test of Nick’s Resilience

[@touchMelilbro]

Steven Rassmussen This is a gem of a comment!!💎

[@HellGatefr2]

*tips hat*

[@adammcguinness9950]

I like your style Nick.😎 You’re a smooth operator.

[@mountainmanwatchreviews8081]

Had one of these and sold it, definitely want it again for camping food prep, truly a pocket kitchen knife.

[@charlesmckinney]

I just ordered one tonight. Really looking forward to receiving it. Always wanted a Spyderco. I like a knife large enough to handle almost anything that comes up.

[@mayscat44]

I recently picked one of these up at Wal-Mart on clearance for $13, and honestly i really like it. I took it apart and cleaned/lubed it up also. Just like yours, my blade centering was CRAP when i reassembled it. Thanks for the video, I'll adjust the g10/liner screws and try to get it to a reasonable condition. Thanks again, I'm a big fan!

[@datswhatshesaid498]

my tenacious was working pretty badly so i did what you did and its really smoth now, thank you

[@Keith_the_knife_freak]

Watching Nick work on knives on my lunch break 👍👍👍👍👍

[@nickpharand]

Great job nick.

[@nickkeseloff5582]

Thank you for your video. I had never taken my knife apart. It was gummed up and I found the factory had set both washers on the same side. I was able to clean and reassemble my knife successfully (after a search and rescue for the stop pin 🙄). I used some Ballistol to clean and lube.

[@The4cp]

Now I wonder if I should clean my resilience after seeing that gunk in this one. Thanks Nick.

[@EstocAD]

man thank you so much for this.. I subbed and will go through and like every video on your channel for this!!!

[@mcss327]

I like what you're doing here! Spyderco is my favorite brand of knives. Very interesting commentary. Plus the fact that you sound just like Timothy Q. Mouse 🐁 from Dumbo is awesome! 👍... Subscribed!

[@sudithify]

Never too early for knife maintenance

[@vaqueroaleman]

I recently received a new, black FRN resilience model (Dec 3, 21). I found this video and decided to disassemble my brand new Spyderco. I am very pleased to announce that I found two phosphor bronze washers on the knife that are much thicker than the ones shown in this video. Also, there are no nylon washers included with my knife, just the bronze. So it appears that Spyderco has improved the construction of this model.

[@carmelotansengco4605]

I just took my Resilience earlier tonight (04/16/2023). You can clearly see the Sanrenmu influence. I have a bunch of Real Steel knives, Ruike knives and SRM knives. The barrel, blade stop, and liners of the Resilience are obviously from Sanrenmu.

[@Alex_Stark]

The piece from the fabric that got caught up between the liner and g10 drove me crazy! I was hoping you would've caught that lol

[@jonsonnenschein1253]

Maybe the cause of some of the blade alignment issue on reassembly.

[@nicoalbrektsen4615]

I like my resilience. I’ve tuned and polished all of the parts that move, and it’s resulted in a guillotine like drop shut action- in a 40 dollar spyderco. It’s pretty great

[@romanmarkovtsev9682]

Nico Albrektsen how do you put washers?! Bronze goes to the blade side and teflon to the slate side or vise versa?

[@treebossmike8818]

I did my Tenacious, and it was surprisingly easy! Definitely gotta loctite the pivet, it will get badly off center rather quickly.

[@Kenstagator]

Hey Nick, love your videos, I ended up losing a washer doing this, is there a way to get a new one through spiderco?

[@ryanreese5885]

Thanks Nick!

[@dr.zoidbergmd5012]

My spyderco ambitios was the same came apart really easy and had blade play i bought it "NEW" from amazon but iam pritty sure it was disassembled before i got it !!!

[@weedXD38]

Good stuff!!! 😀😀

[@REBELSCL]

I wonder if I could replace that extremely thin washer/teflon combo with a nicer thicker bearing….. I recently purchased a lightweight model with a CPM S35V blade. I’ve received custom micarta scales, a titanium hardware set and a deep carry titanium pocket clip. Although I have the proper lubes and am ready to modify..after seeing all of that corrosion.. I think I’ll order some Frog Lube first. Thanks as always for your thorough disassembly video.

[@canvasbagfight]

Sometimes if you shim the blade to center with something like toothpicks or folded pieces of paper you can then crank the scale fasteners tight and lock it centered.

[@henryohenry1504]

How soon can we expect a review for the Benchmade 417 Fact? I would like to purchase one but I'm waiting for your review first. Thank you.

[@lionknives3]

He Nick, which torx number you used for disabling the Resilienc?

[@brucemcintyre2383]

Do you have the helium-relief valve open on your Planet Ocean during disassemblies?

Was it red LockTide on the washers also? :)

[@romanmarkovtsev9682]

how do you put washers?! Bronze goes to the blade side and teflon to the slate side or vise versa?

[@Terry-hf3cn]

What size drivers did you use to take apart the Spyderco Resilience ?

[@chaseboatright2031]

Nick, immediately after I watched this video I watched your "Reducing your suffering in loving Gear and Gadgets" video from awhile back. I've watched that video a few times now, but this time it spurred a thought/question. Have you ever bought something, but have been scared or reluctant to love it because of the price tag or other factors? I recently did this when I purchased my first custom knife. I immediately saw all the faults and was contemplating selling it the very same day. Just wondering if you have any thoughts on this. Thanks.

[@NickShabazz]

The Omega Planet Ocean is kind of a case study in that.

[@ryanschuett2212]

Early morning knife gore in that pivot

[@mozezfreek777]

the string! goddammit

[@jonsonnenschein1253]

You talking about the piece of string that was lying on his work mat the whole time, until the time it got picked up and smashed between the right scale and frame? That piece of string? How could you not notice.

[@lracrellim2711]

A burnishing tool will clean the corrosion off the washers without taking to much metal off or deep scoring.

[@sanji-TOY]

nice viedo

[@ozedc7286]

What cleaner do you use

[@ScottieG59]

I had no loctite or centering issues with mine, but that is not a consistant problem.

[@Sherrodja]

Lubrication, sometimes less is more.

[@randallkelley3599]

I mean really, how much can a good washer cost, 5 cents, 10 cents, just add it to the cost, a whole 10cents....Come on Spydie grow up!

[@r6erik]

Sounds like Joe Toye from Band of Brothers narrated this. I love this video!

[@raphaelbeinhauer9242]

Any advice on how to get a screw loose that's been loctited too much? That's the way it came from spyderco, they all had red loctite on them, but the middle screw on the lock side didn't come out like the other ones. I tried grabbing the standoff with pliers, but it still spins, and I've tried heating up the screw and standoff. I would like to be able to take off the scale because I want to put some wood scales on that I made.

[@mrblauer1]

I would try using a good double stick tape like carpet tape between the standoff and the pliers jaws. Padding the pliers jaws first with thin cardboard may also help gain traction. Wood scales rock! Good luck.

[@raphaelbeinhauer9242]

mrblauer1 Thanks for the tips, will try that. Thanks, really love them although you loose a lot of traction.

[@kerryrwac]

Bronze doesn't rust . The green sludge is caused by a chemical reaction between the copper and the atmosphere . The green is most often Copper Carbonate . Amazing that the knife still worked with all than gunk jamming up the works .

[@joshstarkey8883]

Why does it look like they drilled 2 pivot holes in the blade?

[@dfailsthemost]

Having disassembled a brand new Resilience, I can confirm that the screws appeared stained red but offered zero resistance. So, I figured that it had either been grease or rust rather than loctite or maybe it had baked in the sun The one point en route from China.

[@dfailsthemost]

I should also say that when one of the clip screws broke, Spyderco sent me a a set of screws and some blue loctite free of charge.

[@raphaelbeinhauer9242]

I agree, however, on mine there was one screw that continues to be glued shut to this day. All the other ones came out fine with no real resistance. I guess that speaks to that one screw's resilience ;-)

[@evias9943]

same on my new persistance

[@romanmarkovtsev9682]

dfailsthemost how do you put washers?! Bronze goes to the blade side and teflon to the slate side or vise versa?

[@TheKillerKlok]

On topic: I would have broken out a plastic container and some warm water/dawn because... Eww Off topic, Any chance we are going to get a disassembly video of the 4 max you showed off? I would be interested to see what washers are used... And to be honest I'm to lazy to dissemble mine.

[@NickShabazz]

That one was threadlocked shut :(

[@TheKillerKlok]

Whelp I just went and tracked down my torx set, stashed away in a box in the garage... anyway no threadlock here... odd. Edit, no Teflon here, tolerances are really tight though and the spring was slightly off center triggering my ocd.

[@SuperSteelSteve]

The Tenacious has those same micro liners. Except no Teflon washers. I was blown away when i later disassembled other knifes... That i realised how cheap that knife was made.... And how i wasted $40 lol. The Spyderco Tenacious....It was the knife that because of its unbelievably shitty construction caused me to buy a Ontario rat 1 which in turn turned me on to buying, using and semi collecting pocket knives. God damn Tenacious......

[@skyhighcoins7921]

What do you think about the crkt minimalist

[@smeefbeef367]

he’s had one before but just doesn’t like fixed blades

[@devynmykal588]

They're just kinda blah.. go with the Le duck better handle better blade shape better sheath especially the clip it rotates 360°. Check it out..

[@aboyboss1]

The screw he takes apart at :41 secs is giving me trouble, keeps spinning and doesn’t tighten up. Any help?

[@Biwic]

The screw hole has been stripped out.

[@aboyboss1]

Biwic any way around this, or ?

[@Biwic]

@@aboyboss1 unfortunately your options are slim. Either try tapping the screw hole to a slightly larger size and find a new screw that will fit or send it in to spyderco which is what I would recommend.

[@ricardothefunk_2772]

hello, just leaving this comment to let people know that the spyderco tenacious does not have phosphorous bronze washers on teflon washers but indeed very thin phosphorous bronze washers on thicker phosphorous bronze washers. found that really weird when i took it apart, found it even more weird after seeing this video and the resilience having bronze And teflon washers.

[@ElliotDrinksWater]

Nice Watch lol!!

[@ryandelehanty8368]

my resilience keeps coming loose

[@tundra.runner]

It is still better to buy a Chinese brand than an American brand made in China because they manufacture according to the imposed specifications and in the end you are a winner.

[@elde667]

Frog Lube turns out to not be an effective rust preventative. Unlike the claims made a few years ago.

[@randallkelley3599]

Very resilent guy, to get into this one..( I know dumb joke)! Nick, on a more real note, why do my ears ring sll the time, even when I was young...Just wondering.

[@mrblauer1]

Why do I feel this horrible urge to donate a knife to Nick that I lubed with the grease from my 30 year old Oster Kitchen Center food processor?

[@jets1230]

Do you think Drake the rapper carries this?

[@KoachOfGaal]

Those PB washers look like they were the cage part of a caged bearing. That could explain the raised lip on them.

[@dfailsthemost]

Jed Berg I thought the same thing. Can't see how punching those holes would serve any other purpose but I'm also #notabrilliantman.

[@KoachOfGaal]

dfailsthemost clearly speed holes for high speed low drag applications

[@dfailsthemost]

Jed Berg Sorry, I just saw this reply. I was radio silent while applying my suburban camo face paint. It's green and white to match both lawn shrubbery as well as Starbucks signs.

[@OOUGH]

Okay then.

[@apassionfortangling3671]

Why have the lock inside the closure waiting to chop your fingers as you close it???

[@alexanderbinz7380]

you're new here arent you

[@dfailsthemost]

Alexander Binz lol

[@apassionfortangling3671]

No I'm an engineer with a brain lol

[@apassionfortangling3671]

I can answer my own question. It's the cheapest way to do it with the fewest number of parts. But?

[@alexanderbinz7380]

A liner lock is cheap, simple to manufacture, reasonably secure, easy to use, and with a normal amount of dexterity safe to operate. I got my first liner lock knife about 5 years ago and they really are simple to use, iv'e cut myself my fair share but never because of the lock, and I played with that knife a disturbing amount

[@laidbare819]

"Nick Nick, There is nothing wrong with the knife just because its made in China Nick , I own a Resilience and its hands down the best value folder I do own. I also think that right and wrong existed way way before us Humans came to be and so universal ethics is beyond Human influence, well for the time being anyway". More simply put Nick then I will just say "reason should never be argued with" and just because us Brits and you Americans may be at war with China within the next fifteen years I still feel it reasonable enough to spend less money for something great while being inclined also of the knowledge considering what those little slant eyed sonsa bxxxxes are up to , engineering wise. "Hey Nick " they got Huawei , I got Spyderco, from the spying perspective that is. And I saved a few quid also. .............................. Its a great knife man, be reasonable Nick and own that sxxt, its constructive Nick", productive or whatever you wanna call it. He smiles , me that is.

[@ramenoodle7853]

And the word of the day is disgustitude

[@chrisw3249]

Why don't you clean the crap of the screws? you make a good job of cleaning the knife then leave them! The loctite has nothing to bond too, you need to clean the screw threads !!!

[@jolness1]

This thing's washers don't seem very.... resilient...

[@f22shift]

Disgustitude? Lol

[@incognitusmaximus2118]

What is the purpose for the second hole above the pivot ? Any idea ?