Ulophot
2-Aug-2017, 19:51
I posted recently about my first experience with the used Tachiara I recently purchased. Maris Rusis, especially, has been very generous with his expertise and comments in private correspondence, for which I am grateful. My remaining issue at present is that the front toggle cam locks, more on one side than the other, are not fully locking. I have purchased and tried both 0.2 and 0.1 mm shims, having found that the thicker, older ones (one of which was missing altogether, were causing problems.
The shims are steel; the old ones appeared tobe brass, but I can't really tell. The new back ones lock well and have freed up the back movement when not locked. When "locked" they stick up at about 45 degrees, leaning backward.
The front ones, which "lock" at, respectively, about 20 and 35 degrees (also toward the back) just don't get a firm hold, though the latter one would, I think, be fine if the lower one didn't loosen so easily. I don't know if perhaps something else is contributing to instability on that side. I have 0.1 in the front at present; 0.2 worked no better.
I do note that the screws in both cams are slightly bent. If someone knows the size and thread, I'd be grateful for the information.
Any ideas?
The shims are steel; the old ones appeared tobe brass, but I can't really tell. The new back ones lock well and have freed up the back movement when not locked. When "locked" they stick up at about 45 degrees, leaning backward.
The front ones, which "lock" at, respectively, about 20 and 35 degrees (also toward the back) just don't get a firm hold, though the latter one would, I think, be fine if the lower one didn't loosen so easily. I don't know if perhaps something else is contributing to instability on that side. I have 0.1 in the front at present; 0.2 worked no better.
I do note that the screws in both cams are slightly bent. If someone knows the size and thread, I'd be grateful for the information.
Any ideas?