I am having problems with a recent Gitzo tripod (GT2531 if that matters). The bolts that hold the leg pivots (where the leg hinges with the main spider) become loose, to the point where the legs wobble freely when I pick up the tripod. After I tighten them, they become loose within a few times of swinging them to open/close the tripod. This is my sixth Gitzo tripod. While some of the others developed problems with leg joints, I never had issues with leg pivots.
Here is the parts diagram of the tripod. The bolts I am referring to are D1297.FJ
http://mediacdn.shopatron.com/media/...pdf?1271723989
I noticed that when I swing the legs, the bolts do *not* move with the legs. I looked at all the functional tripods that I own, and in each and every of them, when you swing the leg, the bolt rotates together with the leg. Check it with yours to see what I mean.
My questions: How can the bolt rotate together with the legs ? I don't understand how this works, since they are screwed into the spider but not linked to the leg by any other means than friction. Understanding that, how do I fix my bolts ?
Tuan.
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