Anyone know where to get replacement camlocks?

[ZOFCHAK]

I'm looking to make a couple straight shafts and need a few extra cam locks. Unfortunately, I'm having a bit of trouble finding them. Does anyone know of a good online source?

 

[Critterhunter]

IMHO you don't need a camlock. In my experience it does almost nothing to keep the two rods rigid with each other. Rather just drill an adjustment hole all the way through the upper and lower shafts so that the snap pin's two adjustment heads can poke through both sides of the shaft. My camlock on my GT is stripped a bit and the shaft had some play in it because of that. Once I drilled the adjustment holes all the way through so both pin heads could pop out the shaft was made very stiff. The trick is do NOT drill a hole any bigger than it has to be. Just bearly enough so the pin can pop out. Also, if you offset the two holes slightly the pin will be a pain to snap out both sides but it will keep things very snug.

 

[kered]

Most Minelab dealers should be able to supply them and they are fairly cheap, you will probably destroy the old one getting it off as they are well glued

 

[erikk]

IMHO you don't need a camlock. In my experience it does almost nothing to keep the two rods rigid with each other. Rather just drill an adjustment hole all the way through the upper and lower shafts so that the snap pin's two adjustment heads can poke through both sides of the shaft. My camlock on my GT is stripped a bit and the shaft had some play in it because of that. Once I drilled the adjustment holes all the way through so both pin heads could pop out the shaft was made very stiff. The trick is do NOT drill a hole any bigger than it has to be. Just bearly enough so the pin can pop out. Also, if you offset the two holes slightly the pin will be a pain to snap out both sides but it will keep things very snug.

Correct and if U get the aluminum tube from aircraftspruce U can get the tubing ID of .745 which is just .oo1 larger than the lower excal shaft (.744). Nice snug fit

 

[John(Tx)]

use emery cloth on the lower rod so it would fit, worked perfectly. Also. remeber, if you hunt in saltwater, be sure and remove the lower rod after the hunt and flush it really good with clean water, if you don't, the salt will just about weld the lower rod to the shaft, I found out the hard way, did flush it but didn't remove the grit, I also apply a little dab (a light film) of electrical grease on the lower rod, this helps to keep it from getting stuck...HH John