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Topic: Sierra leg locking lever replacement? |
Markus Mayerhofer
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Vienna, Austria
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Posted 30 Dec 2015 2:08 pm |
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Fellow forumites, i'm not satisfied with the locking levers for leg fixation on my Sierra-Session.
The weak point is that kind of slug, which attaches the locking lever to the locking screw which fixes the leg. (hopefully i expressed that right....)
Two of that slugs broke already...
One i was able to repair.
The other one broke recently and i was unable to get the rest of the broken slug out of the internal thread of the lever...
Do you have any ideas what i could use instead of these levers...
I'm thinking about that kind of locking levers, normally used on camera-stands...
Any other ideas?
Cheers!
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Ross Shafer
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Petaluma, California
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Posted 30 Dec 2015 2:56 pm
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Simplest solution is to replace the whole mess with a socket head cap screw and keep the appropriate allen wrench in your case. You could also get 4 allen wrenches, cut the short leg down on them and have someone tig tack or braze them into the socket head screw at the proper orientation. Brazing might soften the screw which could lead to it breaking prematurely.
Some sort of over center cam clamp could be made to work...like the camera leg thingies, which tend to be plastic and are intended to clamp thin wall tubing as opposed to the much more rigid aluminum chunk Sierra used for leg clamps. Any cam clamp system would be a bit fiddly to adjust properly and may require more space than is available on some legs.
I'd personally go for the first solution I suggested. A bit of extra hassle but it's the quickest, simplest and most reliable solution for sure. You could put a long enough lanyard on the allen wrench and attach it to the case so it's always there with the case.
Good Luck and Happy Hot Dang New Year! |
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Michael Maddex
From:
Northern New Mexico, USA
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Posted 30 Dec 2015 4:48 pm
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I like what Ross had to say. Here's another suggestion: I don't know how tight that bolt needs to be, but if it's not too much torque replacing 'the whole mess' with a thumbscrew might do the job.
HTH. Good luck finding a solution.
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Markus Mayerhofer
From:
Vienna, Austria
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Posted 1 Jan 2016 3:46 am
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Thanks a lot, a bunch of good solutions here!
Happy new year to you all! |
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Peter Lindsley
From:
United Kingdom
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Posted 1 Jan 2016 5:00 am
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Hi Markus,
The Session leg lock dosen't need a solution. It's fine as it is, in my not so humble opinion.
I think you have just been over tightening it. Your "fix" of increasing the length of he actuator screw & therefore the amount of leverage, just makes it more likely to happen  .
Owned a Session S12 since 1996 never a problem put then I only just "snug" the screw down. Honestly it dosen't need much...
To get the broken screw, out just remove the block from the guitar (four screws) & get it to a Machinist to have it drilled or milled out or do it yourself if you have the equipment & the know.
Happy New Year & good luck with the repair
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Sierra U12 E9/B6
Peavey Session 500 (split Cab) |
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Tom Campbell
From:
Houston, Texas, USA
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Posted 1 Jan 2016 6:54 am
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You can get a reverse thread "drill bit" at your hard ware store that will allow you to back-out the broken segment.
I have three Sierra U12s. As Peter said,all you have to do is very lightly tighten the leg lock. The leg will not drop out...there is a small "nip" on the end of the leg that fits into the leg-lock slot, once you twist the leg into position, it is lock in. |
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