Len in Maryland, Man needs Darton Help.

[Nubbb]

Len,

A gent posted the following over on the bowsite. Thought you may have come across this before.

About a week ago, my new Darton Avalance started " clicking" just before reaching full draw. The dealer says he' s experienced it on " at least six" other bows - mostly Avalances and two Mag Extremes. He said it had to do with an interaction between the limb bolts and the tapered aluminum limb bolt washers. I replaced mine with Martin parts reasoning that if the limb bolts/washers are the problem, then get rid of the problem. That worked for about 40 shots, and the clicking is back! It' s loud enough that a deer or elk could hear it for about 20 yards on a calm day. So, I called the dealer again and he suggested that I polish the tapered sections of the bolts and washers, which I very carefully did. I also used the grease he suggested for the bolts and limb rockers. This time it lasted exactly ONE shot; by the second shot, it was clicking again. I checked every bolt on the bow, and they' re all tight, and also pulled and checked/lubed both axles, and they' re also straight and look like new - which they are. I' ve written Darton for their advice, and the dealer' s going to call them again tomorrow, so hopefully someone will know what' s the problem. Has anyone out there experienced this problem, and found a solution fot it??? Thanks for any help you can provide!!!!!

[oniedaeagle]

i had the same problem with a bear bow once i took some oil and put it were the limbs met the limb cup and second if you have moduels clean all the wax out of it and thighten them... hope that helps

[Len in Maryland]

All the ' fixes' that you heard are pertinent. Any bow with a module for draw length adjustment is susceptible to coming loose. That would be my first take. The next is the limb to pocket area where ever so slight a movement can cause noise. In this area, lubrication usually solves the problem.

What you seem to be experiencing is something I' ve only seen once - loose limb pockets. There appears to be an incident where one of the impact tools at the factory may have gone out of spec and some bows got out that weren' t tightened down enough. You will find two screws which hold the limb pockets to the riser. These need to be VERY tight. I will have the torque requirements for you later.

[Len in Maryland]

FYI:

The torque requirements for the two bolts in the limb pockets are;

10-24 bolt = 65 inch/lbs

1/4-20 bolt = 10 ft/lbs

[ijimmy]

sometimes if they forget to lube the axils it will make that sound allso , lude um up and see