Rebar Pliers on a Charge/ Wave

[chrono]

I sent in a PST II for a warranty claim, and Leatherman was gracious to send me a Rebar as replacement. I already have a Rebar, so that is number 2 that I do not have immediate need for. I am thinking of giving a plier head swap a shot to make a ReCharge / ReWave / Wavar or whatever it is  I always have a hard time realigning the pivot pins when reassembling the Wave/ Charge series, so just want to confirm the compatibility prior diving in.

Does the Rebar pliers fit right into to the Wave/ Charge frame, or I have to do some modification regarding the stopping tabs?

Thanks in advance, gents! 

[Poncho65]

Too bad about losing the PST II but the Rebar is as good of a replacement as you are going to get with the current lineup I can't remember if there is any grinding to the tabs or not but hopefully someone in the know who has done this will be along to help you

Good luck and happy modding

[zoidberg]

Sometimes but not always the rebar pliers will contact the scissors causing a small gap in the handles when closed.

[Jfowler1]

I did this mod a few times.  The head will drop in with a couple changes.

First, in my experiences, I have never seen it fit/close cleanly with the scissor. My solution was to convert it to an ALX/XTI set up with dual bit drivers.
I.E.- lose the flathead and scissor.

Second, I have had to file down the little tab that pops through the thumb hole on the blades when the pliers are open.  Not a huge amount to remove; I just used the diamond file and knock off 1/32 of an inch or so from the tab.  The Rebar head forces that tab a bit further out, and it may actually lock the blades closed when the tool is in the closed position.

[chrono]

Thanks for all the inputs and tips. Unfortunately, as impatient as I am, I think I will put off the modder career resume for a while 

Just sold that Rebar last week. The fund got me a Core and some changes