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Don Paul
Big Wall climber
Colombia, South America
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Sep 20, 2012 - 08:27am PT
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If the cams aren't moving at all it's time to hammer on it. But before resorting to that, my technique is to keep tension on the cam by putting a sling in my mouth, then see which cams are stuck work on them with nut tool, if you can get them to move at all, you're pulling with the sling so the cam should move a little. Before doing this though, you need to retrace how the cam got to where it was and remove it the same way. You may be trying to extract it through a narrower space than where it was inserted. If you have to use force, then don't worry about damaging the trigger, it can be replaced. That's all I have to add.
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Sep 20, 2012 - 04:57pm PT
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No hammer needed, but a tire iron works well to unstick the lobes.
Or a long screwdriver would be a lighter tool, though it's a little easier to generate torque with an angled handle like on the tire iron.
My partner likes to bend a screwdriver to make a cleaning tool, so that could be a nice combination for this purpose (if the bend was near the handle instead of near the blade).
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