SOG KIKU XR LTE CERAMIC UPGRADE BEARING/420C+ WASHER KIT

Description: -SHIPS TO USA LOWER 48 STATES ONLY -KNIFE NOT INCLUDED ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THIS IS OUR BEST KIT! SELLER NOTE...WE ONLY HAVE 50 OF THESE KITS IN STOCK. LIMIT UP TO 3 KITS PER BUYER. WHEN THESE UPGRADE KITS ARE SOLD OUT, THEY WILL NOT BE OFFERED AGAIN UNTIL THERE IS ENOUGH DEMAND. THIS IS DUE TO THE DIFFICULTIES IN OBTAINING THE PARTS. SEVERAL EBAYERS HAVE BEEN SMART TO PURCHASED MULTIPLE KITS TO SELL WHEN WE RUN OUT. MAKE YOUR KIKU THE BEST IT CAN BE BEFORE THE KITS ARE HISTORY. CUT AND PASTE OUR GENERAL KIKU XR LTE BEARING INSTALL VIDEO TO YOUR BROWSER; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rlng8nVx7EE&ab_channel=DbfCrell TAKE YOUR SOG KIKU XR LTE TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL..... This BIN auction is for our SOG KIKU XR LTE "SEVER DUTY" CERAMIC/420C+ BEARING UPGRADE KIT; This bearing kit will fit your genuine SOG Kiku XR LTE (the model with carbon fiber liners). If you love your carbon fiber Kiku XR LTE, this is the upgrade kit for you! YOU GET: Qty. 2- Kiku copper caged 9-ball Si3N4 Silicon Nitride (ceramic) thrust bearings. These are absurdly hard thrust bearings! Qty. 2- 420C Plus super-hard bearing washers for the ceramic bearings to ride on. (these ceramic bearing will eat your OEM washers) Qty. 1- 6000 grit polish pad for smoothing the 420C+ washers, the blade's bar lock ramp and bearing cups in the blade (when available). This kit upgrades your SOG Kiku XR LTE pivot bearings and washers from the OEM steel bearings to MUCH harder Si3N4 Silicon Nitride (Ceramic) ball bearings and hardened 420C Plus washers. This combination offers the least blade deployment resistance with the most reliability. Once installed, the ceramic bearings will be sandwiched between the blade's Cryo CTS XHP and the upgraded 420C Plus washers. Great bearings with hard, smooth surfaces are what gives a high quality folder incredible action. This makes the SOG Kiku LTE the best it can be. We only have 50 kits available (we may break up a few kits to make some Kiku XR kits if someone wants to upgrade their regular Kiku- please contact us for pricing and availability). Buyers will be limited to 3 kits unless we agree to a larger quantity. We cannot discount for buying higher quantity, including shipping. With this upgrade kit, once broken in and your pivot tension is dialed in properly, your Kiku's blade will be smoother, faster and easier to deploy / retract with the most reliability. It will feel amazing for decades to come and will retain all the great sounds and feel of deploying your SOG Kiku blade. It will also not add any weight to your LTE knife. It should still be cleaned and lubed periodically. ***THIS KIT IS NOT FOR THE REGULAR SOG Kiku XR as the XR does not use the included washers, but the bearings will fit. NOR WILL THIS KIT FIT ANY SPRING-ASSISTED SOG KIKU KNIVES OR ANY OTHER SOG KNIFE MODELS WE KNOW OF OTHER THAN THE MODEL STATED. This kit also does not fit any Kiku knock-offs. FYI... We sell Replacement, Heavy Duty and Sever Duty Kiku upgrade bearing kits on eBay. We bring you these exotic material kits when available. This auction is for our top-of-the-line Sever Duty Upgrade Ceramic bearing kit. It comes with our absurdly hard copper-caged 9-ball Silicon Nitride Ceramic thrust bearings paired with a set of super hard 420C + race washers. This combination works excellent together. We also sell Heavy Duty T304 Stainless washers which are not quite as hard as the 420C + washers, but are still much harder than the factory Kiku washers with the added bonus of being nearly rustproof. The ceramic/420C+ kits are the ultimate bearing kit for your Kiku XR LTE and it's what we have in our personal LTEs. While it's fairly easy to replace the bearings and washers in your Kiku XR LTE, some knowledge of folding knife assembly is advised. There are no written instructions included with this kit as it is assumed you know what you are doing. After all, disassembly of you Kiku is a regular part of maintenance. Why not put it back together with better parts? We are posting a Kiku general service video to show the various steps which will help you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rlng8nVx7EE&ab_channel=DbfCrell The Kiku is pretty easy to take apart and reassemble compared to many other knives out there, but it may take some finagling to get the Kiku's pivot through the body and blade, especially the first time you do it. you MUST remember to pull back on the XR lock when removing or installing the pivot. BTW, The pivot is a "capture pivot" meaning it must be installed in the correct orientation as it is D shaped, not round. Once you get familiar with doing this, you'll become a pro! THE POLISH PAD... If your kit comes with a Polish Pad, use it to polish the blade's tang where the bar lock rides on and the blade's bearing cups (see pics and video). Also polish the 420C+ washers to ensure smooth action. Use it on friction surfaces only, not on surfaces that can be seen when the knife is back together (however, it does shine up carbon fiber nicely). DO NOT use the polish pad on the ceramic ball bearings or anywhere else on the blade as it can affect the look of the finish. The pad is 4000-6000 grit, so it polishes metal at a microscopic level. It is a non-abrasive unless you use a lot of pressure. It can make a blade's satin finish or color finish blotchy, which can be difficult to fix, so just use the polish pad on metal where there is contact. Clean all parts before reassembly. FYI... The Kiku LTE uses an odd size bearing and washer which are very difficult to source and often impossible to get in these exotic materials. If you can find them at all, buying them in bulk is the only way to make it cost effective, which is what led us to making these kits. This is a great step to customizing and personalizing your Kiku XR LTE. READ THESE TERMS; Knife NOT included. This auction is for one set (qty. 2) Our hardest 420C PLUS Stainless Steel race washers that fit the SOG Kiku XR LTE, one set (qty. 2) exact size super hard Ceramic 9-ball mini thrust bearings, and (qty 1) 6000K polish pad (when available). Any SOG Kiku knife shown is NOT part of this auction and is for ID and demonstration purposes only. No warranty is expressed or implied on any part of this auction item due to the nature of how knives are used, often improperly. We also cannot guarantee your installation in any way due to varying skill levels and understandings of knife mechanics. We are NOT affiliated with SOG Specialty Knives & Tools in any way. Sorry, no returns or refunds on items or shipping. We cannot and will not be held responsible for any damages or injuries caused to life, persons, your knife or any other property owned by you or anyone else by you purchasing and/or installing any knife parts or kits we (the seller) sell. BE EXTRA CAREFUL OF THE SHARP BLADE WHEN INSTALLING THESE BEARINGS. Not respecting any knife with your utmost care IS VERY DANGEROUS. Modifying a stock knife may void your factory warranty, however, the installation of this bearing kit should be totally reversible as your knife is meant to be taken apart for routine servicing. By purchasing and installing the items from this auction, you agree that you fully understand these terms and will abide by them completely. PLEASE BE CAREFUL AND WORK SMART!

Price: 39.95 USD

Location: Coventry, Rhode Island

End Time: 2024-03-09T08:46:58.000Z

Shipping Cost: 4 USD