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Chris Brent
Sport climber
San Francisco
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Topic Author's Original Post - Aug 7, 2012 - 05:10pm PT
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I just got a brand new number 4 Camalot and it seems like the axles are too wide.
Here's some photo's
The cams on the left side of this photo look further apart than the one on the right.
Now if I apply a little lateral pressure this happens:
There's approximately 5mm/bit less the 1/4" of axle sticking out. This looks, well, strange and it only happens on one side of the cam. This is the biggest cam I've owned and I don't have my 3.5 here to compare it to. Is this normal?
Chris
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this just in
climber
north fork
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^^^^
HAHAHAHAHA. It's too shinny.
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Jay Wood
Trad climber
Land of God-less fools
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The axle slides back and forth- you can even it out to look better.
They're made with that much play.
I'm sure the standard response will appear shortly....
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Bad Acronym
climber
Little Death Hollow
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Throw it in the trash and order another one.
Anything else would be un-American.
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Slinky00
Trad climber
Carson City, NV
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I just looked at both my fairly new #4s and they have a little gap on each end if you push the lobes in. The only thing is with mine the gap is smaller and equal on either end.
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Chris Brent
Sport climber
San Francisco
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 7, 2012 - 05:34pm PT
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Thanks for the info. I've removed the lobes from the axles and am turing them into necklace pendants.
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Slinky00
Trad climber
Carson City, NV
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Here's a picture of one of mine. Looks like your axle isn't centered on yours??
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briham89
Big Wall climber
los gatos. ca
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^lol that picture is badass
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Well, I was gonna say "Yer gonna die!!!" but given it's now a necklace, I'll hold back.
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couchmaster
climber
pdx
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Chris, BD is very concerned with their quality. I suspect it's not any issue, but it would be a good thing to just send them the photo and ask their thoughts.
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Chris Brent
Sport climber
San Francisco
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 7, 2012 - 07:10pm PT
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On a more serious note I was able to center the axle and it looks much better now. I think it will stack better with the 3.5, as per the pic above.
It did look bling as a necklace though.
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Impaler
Social climber
Berkeley
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I once found a #4 at the base of El Cap with my partner (along with lots of other junk) and when we pulled on the trigger, the lobes wouldn't move. So, I thought that it got destroyed after falling 1000' or so. Then I realized that the lobes were all squeezed to one size like you describe and the axles were sticking out about 6-8 mm on the other side. After pushing two of the lobes back - the cam worked perfect again. Mint condition!
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Oliv3r
Trad climber
SF
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I have a #3 Camalot that does that. Several people have told me that it is not uncommon and it's fine.
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Levy
Big Wall climber
So Cal
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There sure is something wrong with that Camalot, it was made in China!
BD sold out U.S. worker & climbers with their move across the Pacific Ocean to the land of child labor & low wages.
Junk that crap & get some Metolius gear made in the good 'ol U.S. of F-ing A!!
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Minerals
Social climber
The Deli
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There sure is something wrong with that Camalot, it was made in China!
Yes!!!!!!!! Along with way too much other crap for sale here in the U.S. of A. Major sell-out.
Impaler's story reminds me of another… In ’98 or ’99, I naively lent my #5 Camalot to Miles Smart for a push on the Reg on Half Dome. A few days later (or whenever it was) he comes back and hands me my #5, and it’s all beat to sh#t, and acts like there is nothing wrong with it. I was like… WTF????
Turns out he chucked it off the wall while on route, once he used it and didn’t need it anymore, then tried to give it back to me! Nuh uh… Nope. I told him to go find me a good one, which he finally did. Needless to say, I don’t lend out gear anymore, to anyone.
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GhoulweJ
Trad climber
El Dorado Hills, CA
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They are made that way. The loose tolerance makes assembly easier/faster and less likely to stick from debris or corrosion.
Nothing wrong with cam.
Now get off he internet and go climbing.
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kaholatingtong
Trad climber
the green triangle, cali
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i do believe mine is that way. i suppose WE are gonna die. lets get to it.
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surfstar
climber
Santa Barbara, CA
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I bootied (or booty'd?) a pre-china #3 that exhibits the same quality - nothing wrong with a little play apparently.
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Some Random Guy
Trad climber
San Francisco
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all of my c4's do that....0.3 to 5....lots of play in the axles
my master cams do it to....
na na na boo boo, stick ur head in doo doo!
......they tuk er jerbs
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