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While shooting our indoor league last Wednesday, a fellow shooters PSE was making an odd twang vibe when he shot. Overheard him say he thought it could be his rest or sight. I asked to take a look and felt a vibe when I rapped on his lower cam. Closer inspection revealed he had lost a screw that locks the draw module into place. Nobody had a replacement screw handy so he picked some up at the local hardware store.
We shoot our league on two nights to accommodate work schedules. Met him yesterday and tried to get the module into place. The slot in the cam was a bit chewed up from the module slipping out of place. I couldn't get the pin to align properly and get both screws in place in their farthest separation. I opted to place two screws in adjacent threaded holes. Something wasn't right in my mind. We put the bow on the draw board and cranked her back. As it got to full draw, I noticed that the lower draw stop was going to pass right by the cable it is supposed to stop against.
Good thing we checked first as he could have easily drawn it over and gone into cam lock. I pulled both module screws and slipped the module off the cam. Using a metal machinists ruler I was able to determine that the module was warped about 1/32 of an inch across the middle and wouldn't sit flush against the cam. Also noticed that the crescent shape of the module was also actually compressed slightly, thereby causing the problem with aligning the pin with two screw locations.
He purchased this rig used about one year ago, so warranty won't be there to help him. He's going to contact PSE to get a new module. I'll replace it and use blue Loctite on the threads. I've done some research and read that this is common with some PSE's. AT is an amazing resource!
Other that the cam slot being chewed up from the module slippage and some scarring where the pin slipped out of it's hole, I think the cam is ok.
Long winded explanation but can anyone else weigh in on this on what else to check for damage? Cable has some serving separation, but not too bad.
We shoot our league on two nights to accommodate work schedules. Met him yesterday and tried to get the module into place. The slot in the cam was a bit chewed up from the module slipping out of place. I couldn't get the pin to align properly and get both screws in place in their farthest separation. I opted to place two screws in adjacent threaded holes. Something wasn't right in my mind. We put the bow on the draw board and cranked her back. As it got to full draw, I noticed that the lower draw stop was going to pass right by the cable it is supposed to stop against.
Good thing we checked first as he could have easily drawn it over and gone into cam lock. I pulled both module screws and slipped the module off the cam. Using a metal machinists ruler I was able to determine that the module was warped about 1/32 of an inch across the middle and wouldn't sit flush against the cam. Also noticed that the crescent shape of the module was also actually compressed slightly, thereby causing the problem with aligning the pin with two screw locations.
He purchased this rig used about one year ago, so warranty won't be there to help him. He's going to contact PSE to get a new module. I'll replace it and use blue Loctite on the threads. I've done some research and read that this is common with some PSE's. AT is an amazing resource!
Other that the cam slot being chewed up from the module slippage and some scarring where the pin slipped out of it's hole, I think the cam is ok.
Long winded explanation but can anyone else weigh in on this on what else to check for damage? Cable has some serving separation, but not too bad.