Question for Toolie experts

[Michael Kellough]

Found a brand new Toolie in a drawer. Remember buying it over a decade ago but misplaced it.

Checking it out I see the tools on one end don’t have as much friction as on the other end. They flop a bit when the Toolie is tilted.

Most multiple tool kits like the Toolie have a screw and nut to adjust the friction. The Toolie has green plastic plugs instead (or just covering the hardware). Any ideas on how to make it perfect?

 

[peter halle]

Found a brand new Toolie in a drawer. Remember buying it over a decade ago but misplaced it.

Checking it out I see the tools on one end don’t have as much friction as on the other end. They flop a bit when the Toolie is tilted.

Most multiple tool kits like the Toolie have a screw and nut to adjust the friction. The Toolie has green plastic plugs instead (or just covering the hardware). Any ideas on how to make it perfect?

Mine - thrown in drawer somewhere - had the same characteristics.  I suspect that prying that green plug out with a knife tip would reveal a screw and a nut (if you did both sides).

Peter

 

[jeffinsgf]

Sadly, removing the caps does not reveal adjustable tension screws. I tried just a few weeks ago. It reveals screw heads, but it appears to be assembled with some sort of binding barrel. You can't torque down on the screw and apply more tension. Tight is tight. 

 

[Michael Kellough]

[member=7266]jeffinsgf[/member]  “binding barrel”, maybe it can be disassembled and some of the barrel can be filed off to make it shorter?

 

[jeffinsgf]

Great idea! I'm willing to experiment on mine. I love it, but it is starting to get annoying with the keys falling out every time I pick it up.

 

[Michael Kellough]

Or put a shim under the head of one of the screws. I’m guessing the wave washer isn’t quite as tall as it should be so it’s a matter of getting the heads of the screws a little farther apart so the sides of the Toolie are squeezed together a little more.

 

[jeffinsgf]

I'll take it further apart tonight and see which approach will work better. For some insane reason, I would prefer the non-destructive approach.

 

[sancho57]

I just pull the green cap that looks like a hex nut off, and tighten it. Becareful cuz it can get to tight and ya have to loosen it

 

[jeffinsgf]

I tore mine apart last night. It is indeed a binding barrel. There's a spring washer at the end of the group of tools. Apparently, 20ish years of service is all the wave washer can deliver. [big grin] I started to just re-arch the spring and put it back together, but decided to shorten up the binding barrel just a wee bit, too. Worked great. Just a word of caution...possibly unnecessary, but when you're re-assembling, start with the wave washer and the smallest tool first. Then the last thing to put in is the biggest tool. You'll have more room to maneuver and more mass to wedge into the last slot. I am ashamed to admit how many times I tried to do it the other way around, slipping the wave washer in last.  [embarassed]