Removing Knife Belt Clip

I have removed the belt clip from my Enlan EM-01 with a T6 Torx screwdriver and like it for my EDC.

I would like to take the belt clip off my Sanrenmu 763 but cannot find the correct size.
It looks like a hex but 1.5MM is to small and 2MM is to large.

So if anyone has any luck taking a Sanrenmu apart please let me know the type/size of the driver.

Thanks

I remember asking Jacky at Exduct about this after trying two sets of metric allen keys and he said it was Torx T6. Try T8 as well as he recommended both for SRM.

It’s is not a Torx for sure.
I did try all my Torx and Allen wrenches

Oh wait, did you try T5? I think that actually fit but it was a while ago. In the end to remove mine I used a Dremel to grind the heads down, since they seemed to be threadlocked.

I do not think it is a Torx type head

Try with an imperial hex… It should be closer, but not perfect from my experience.
I ended up getting an old torx7 (I think) and filing it down a bit… Also try to heat up the screws as it will help with the threadlock.

Not many places to pick up a Imperial hex in Downtown Stittville, NY

How did you heat the screws?

I’ve got some good news and some bad news.

Good news first.
The clip screws are 1.5mm hex.

And now the bad news.
Of my two screws on my 763, one is a perfect fit with the 1.5mm hex. The other looks to have been stripped at assembly. So as you say, the 1.5 appears too small, and the 2.0 is too large.

For me neither set of 1.5mm hex were a good fit. I remember checking because it was as if the hex key or screw was being worn just from trying, even though it seemed like it was the right size, it didn’t “bite” enough to grip.

This was the second set, which I haven’t used for anything else but the 763 pocket clip screws, so you can see the wear from trying 1.5mm:

It is worth removing. I found the knife more comfortable in the hand without the clip (still don’t like the metal lanyard cage though).

Unfortunately, hex keys and screws can suffer from quality of manufacture issues (proper materials, hardness, and size). This will be aggravated by the particularly small size here, and the possible use of thread locker.

I owned a car once that also suffered from different size fasteners on the valve train.

If you have a soldering iron, try placing the tip on the screw head for a few seconds. Not too long or you’ll melt the G10.

Chloe, is right. The screw might have some loctite on it so use a soldering iron on the screw head. The G-10 should take the heat since it was designed for circuit boards.

Just put the knife in water and boil it for a few minutes… no prob for G10 :wink:

Great Tip !!!

Thank You

Another Great Idea !!!

Thank You

I have the screw problem on most of my Chinese knives. I take the clip off all knives. Sometimes I can get all but one screw off easily :slight_smile:

In an event I always use a heat gun (for stripping paint) to loosen the Loctite first. Even if the Torx or hex wrench isn’t a perfect fit if you’ve used heat first you have a much better chance.

Most of the screws are trashed by the time I get them off but I don’t plan to reuse them.

Hi there.
There’s a product called Drive grip that can help if there’s a worn screw head, or a loose fitting bit.

If there’s an old style engine repair shop near you you could ask then for a tiny bit of fine or very fine valve grinding paste.

Good tip about the soldering iron to loosen Loctite, when I stripped the scales off my Enlan/Bee EL-04MCT to “adjust” the tension on the Axis lock I used a “jet” style lighter on the stand-offs, lucky that’s quite a chunky knife or the Micarta might have toasted.

The Sanremu T11 has the same T6 torx screws, and pocket clip looks the same too (I haven’t tried fitting it to the 763). Fortunately it feels okay in the hand with the clip.

I don’t know why they feel the need to Loctite everything. >.< My Spyderco Ladybug has T5 screws and they come out easily.

I wrote to Lazy Lizard who supplied my knife and e has a video about this.
It worked for me :slight_smile:

Can you please comment more about adjusting the axis lock tension?
Is it easy to do?

I would like to be able to do that with my axis lock folders.