Hey guys here is a link if you need springs for your knives. You will need dimensions... hope this helps www.thespringstore.com/springs-for-knives.html

I know you made the video 9 months ago but the most helpful video I could find thank you so much I fixed my OTF knife just because I saw your video thank you

thanks sr yiu saved my new one , just arrived , pull apart and have no idea where the small springs come from lol 😅 now works like new 👌 thanks to you

Remember me? Took the autocrat apart and couldnt figure out why it wouldnt fire and it was tighter on one side and i didnt know so thx for the advice, take care. TSO 4 life.

Really nice job showing how these things work. This was very helpful! 👍

Love your content bro. Keep up the good work🎉

That's a great tip for taking anything apart man, to just run video of the year down. Great advice. Solid video!

Thanks man for showing step-by-step appreciate it

Took mine apart thinking it was easy to put back 😂 thanks to this video I got it going

Hey Levi, great video very interesting to see the inner workings. Thanks buddy. Ross

I took this knife apart to lube all the internals and it fell apart on me and I figured I’d never get it back together so I saved all the pieces and when I get around to it I’m gonna try putting it back together. Thanks man

Took apart mine out of curiosity if it wasn't fore this video i would have thrown it away. Thanx

I have one similar to this with trapezoid plates, no idea which way they’re supposed to go but seems to be working now with the fat part towards the bottom.

I got this knife in the mail and it came broken so I looked up how to fix it and found your video and was able to fix it myself!

Helpful vid, thanks man. I grabbed a couple of those el-cheapo OTFs off of Wish a couple years ago (they make cool letter openers.) The smaller of the two just quit one day--turns out the spring broke. Disassembled, scrounged around, found new spring (in an old toaster, actually). Sharpened, oiled and works like new--maybe a little stronger action now. Your vid here was helpful. So, thank you.

That appears to be a very well-made knife!

Omg thank u so much I didn't know how to fix my I took it apart and didn't know how to put it back together 😂

Dude, Nice vid. Really helped. Broke one in 10 mins. Tried dismantling but couldn't get spings in, but all good now thanks to you 👍

If the small springs dont work or are damaged, you can take a really small section of a pen spring and put it in, for some reason my springs were both ruined after 1 day of use, but pen springs are alot sturdier, but its difficult to get the right tension for the knife to lock in place correctly.

Got one that’s was broken. You helped me repair it by showing where parts go and how. Thanks

Thank you. Really helped me a lot

Hey thanks for this I just got one of these out of the spring let loose inside. I took it apart but didn’t quite understand how it was supposed to work and go back together completely. Now they see how it all works hopefully I still have the little springs that go with those tabs if not I will have to maybe come up with something as a replacement spring. OK thanks a lot now I have a chance to fix it.

Thank you this really helped my brother got me this for my birthday and I didn't release the springs behind the squares I didn't know they went there 😅

you saved my knife thank you!!

If anyone wants a knife like this from a reputable supplier, Perry Knife Works sells them. They don’t have the Benchmade logo on them. You will probably pay a couple of bucks more than you will on Wish, but I like to support vendors I feel like I can trust. Thanks for the great tutorial btw.

Very cool man. Nice job !!!

Thanks! Received one as a gift & really enjoy it as never had an OTF. It jammed after 2-3 wks of daily carry. I was concerned it might fly-open, spring and all, but your video showed me its innards, and it could be fixed. Now, it’ll be a fun fix!👍🇺🇸

my knife go bad. Thank you for your disassemble if no it that I don't know what to do

I know the little lock plates w the springs(4x) are alot thinner on the Chinese ones,(clones) if you can get thicker plates it be 80% better...for a nail test type test ...

Like the only comprehensive video where the button is on the flat end not the side. Thank you

Thanks for the video bro!

Thanks for the demo. I was having trouble visualizing how these worked. I do wish the “fake” knives would quit using brand names. The “Lightning” OTF’s are about the same price and quality without the need to try and trick someone. I respect that a lot more than the copycats. I think there is a real market for the inexpensive OTF’s; they are fun and not everyone has a extra $300 laying around.

I bought one for 3.85 at wish great value handy on boat

you didn't need to disengage at all, these knives are never under tension until your thumb is pushing the switch

Aye good looks

After seeing how everything looked when you opened it, I don't think I'll ever open my auto knives unless I have to.

Already fixed mine, but a great video for reference. 👍👍

Just a good-to-know FYI about your mention of blue loctite usage. Do not use this on the synthetic/plastic frame otfs. The loctite will eat plastics. I use only on the small screws of ALL metal framed otf knives because of the inevitable loosening on the top plate.

Is there anywhere they sell a really good spring and knife replacement for the wish otf knife? I bought it and want to upgrade the spring and blade but don't know where to find those two parts before i take it apart

Hey buddy thanks for that I really appreciate it cuz I had a couple of them and they were apart and I had no idea how to put them back together that video helped me a lot and the springs are hell wouldn't back in that one smaller one but thanks I got it in there I wanted to ask you, I have another blade that I can't well I want to take it apart and put it back together but I don't even know how to take it apart it's one of those old Italian stiletto switchblades you know with the push button and it opens up can you do a video on that if you can beat regards jimmy

that hole tim ei was ohhh shit the blade disengage the blade lol

I just got an otf knife from Gunner Gear....... As soon as I tested the safety mechanism, it won't secure the blade when I retract it........

Have clone benchmade off Amazon couple weeks old not used much started to not open so opened and can't find one of the small screws after opening are there replacement spring

Thanks to your video I was able to put my knife back together again.. brilliant. The issue is the reason I took it apart is that the switch/mechanism is so stiff I need two fingers to open it or even a tool. I thought I’d find the issue but I just can’t Sort it. What do you think could cause that? I’ve tried loosening both screws on either side of the spring to no avail

My tension spring broke. Tried replacing but the spring I got does not have strong tension. I wish they sold the springs

Well just took mine apart to see if I can fix it and now I need a new one, I can’t put this shit back together

How do I fix the blade play? Is there a screw I need to tighten to fix the blade play? Which one?

Can anyone tell me what American made otf that Chinese knife copies ? I know it says Benchmade on it but I couldn't find it. Great vid by the way, Coud come in handy 🙂

Great video my man!! Without this video, this knife would have been thrown in the garbage, because I couldn’t figure it out!! Great job!!

Took mine apart, and not sure why its not working anymore, i did what you did in tye video, but it still won't work

I need combat trodon spring u know wher I can get Amazon sells ones for ultratech only let me kno thsnks and halos I got on wish are sick no blade play an its definitely d2 or tougher I trade sharpening lightly an it doesn't even scratch im extremely impressed I might get blade testes to see what Rockwell an steel it actually is some of the ones I got like Dirac the blade steel was pretty soft anyway take care bro

There isn’t a should that I’ve seen disassemble the real benchmade autocrat. Wish they would but I get it. Freaking $450 otf that wouldn’t be covered by benchmade if screwed up.

I don’t understand what you mean by “the blade has to be in neutral”???- Edit: NEVERMIND! I think I figured it out; or else it re-seated itself after the first trigger “fail” but it’s been cleaned, rust removed, oiled and put back together! Finally works right!! Thank you for this video-otherwise I wouldn’t have gotten this thing working right 😅 Only suggestions: make sure ALL your movements/what you’re doing to the knife can be seen or explain what/why you’re doing EVERYTHING. For instance, once you showed us how the knife worked without its cover, and you told us it had to be “in neutral” (what does that mean?) you then started fiddling with one of the tiny spring-locks just off camera, like you were trying to get it to engage or dis-engage but because it was off camera and you didn’t say WHY you did that…just a couple of confusing spots here or there. I actually lost (and found) one of those tiny little springs FOUR times 😮‍💨 but thankfully found it each time, and it’s SECURELY back in there now! Great video. Before I found this I didn’t even KNOW this thing was called an “OTF” knife. Learned a lot. Thanks 👍

What if you lose one of those little Springs is there any place to find those?

I ordered this exact knife from Wish a while back on accident. I ended up selling it because I hated how cheap it felt. For me, it was among the worst cheap/clones I've ever handled. The way the handle flares at the base of the blade makes it very difficult to sharpen the entire blade. I know this, because mine was so extremely DOA (dull on arrival) that I immediately decided to put a good edge on it. And that's how I found out the steel felt really soft to me. It may be that I'm so used to sharpening more premium steels like 20CV & S30V, this blade seemed so squishy in comparison. If it is, in fact, 440C, that's not terrible, unless it has a poor heat treat. This type of knife is great though, for learning how to sharpen, disassemble, & reassemble OTFs cheaply. Looking back, I'd have been better off taking the blade out completely before sharpening. Good video though, man. I'm all about education, & here you do a good job of giving step-by-step instructions on disassembly & explaining the role of the parts. I learned the workings of OTFs just by tinkering with my own, but this video will prevent others from going in blindly. One final note: If you haven't already, check out Vespa knives from ChinaHighEndEDC on DHgate. They provide extra lock springs & main springs with some of their knives. And for the more expensive ones (maybe $88+ I've found), they include a very nice tri-wing bit that works on both genuine & clone tri-wing screws. It's a good large size with knurling, & is now my favorite bit. And Vespa knives are incredible anyway. I got that bit with my Vespa Cypher D2. I'm planning on ordering their version of a Combat Troodon in the near future. One more final final note: If you ever have spring sing, get yourself some fluorinated grease from Amazon & it out on the main spring(s). Works like a charm & protects from corrosion.

Can you tell me the dimensions of the spring in the knife? Thanks PS Great vids - just found you and I'm a new subscriber.

So i put everything back the way u did ( i thought) but it still doesnt fire..what am i doing wrong? Can i send u pics or even better a short vid?

I just got one of the fake black Benchmade knifes from Wish. For 20 bucks I was actually impressed.

Anytime you see a knife that is put together with Philip head screws, you can bet it's cheap made and poor quality.

Thankyou for the video. Mine came today not working straight out of the packing. So naturally i took it to bits and those 2 springs took off. After 1 hour I eventually found them both surprisingly far from my desk but had no idea where they had popped from. After watching your video I had no problem putting it back together and it worked ok. Sadly this only highlighted how poorly made the knife was, I certainly recommend no one waste there money on a Wish.com rubbish copy.