Idler Wheel Lean

MQHunter · 10-23-2003, 07:02 AM

I was looking down the string and arrow and noticed that the top of the idler wheel was leaning to the left. Not sure what to do with the season coming I put some string twist in the cable to straighten it out. Did I do the right thing? Is the limb failing? I never noticed it till now. The thing is...after doing this the bow shoots bullet holes through paper again, but looking at the cable at the " Y" where the twists come together, I can see that the one half is shorter, thereby possibly tighter. The bow is an MQ32 about 4 yrs old. It shoots great, but I' m just curious if I should have it looked at.

Danny45 · 10-23-2003, 03:26 PM

If it' s shooting good again, leave it alone until after the season is over. Then have a pro-shop look at it.

TFOX · 10-23-2003, 05:12 PM

IMO,you did the right thing.I would guess that it has had some lean all along or there has been some stretch or someone has made an adjustment at some point to cause it.

If the bow is 4 years old and has the original strings and cables on it,that is most likely the reason and after the season,a new set of strings and cables would be in order.IMO,don' t get Zebra strings,Tiger twist would be ok and Winners Choice would be better.

bobcat 10 · 10-23-2003, 05:35 PM

my browning bow idler wheel is leaning to the right . i called browning and they said if it is shooting good leave it alone until season is over. then let us check it out. i took mine to the archery shop and he said his mathews bows wheel lean to but not as much as browning. he said to keep a shooting if it is shooting good.browning said it my be a bad washer or bearing.

go deep hunt hard.

JeffB · 10-23-2003, 06:59 PM

Most shorter axle to axle single cam bows will have the problem to some extent due to the side pressure exerted from the cables.

Straightarrow · 10-24-2003, 05:44 AM

I adjust the split yoke on the cable so that there is even pressure on both sides of the cable. Because of the cable guard, one always ends up with quite a few more twists in it. After doing this, if there is still cam lean, then it is because the limb has twisted or the axel holes are not perfectly perpendicular to the limb. It' s easy to tell if the limb is twisted. Just take them off the bow and put them face to face and you' ll notice any abnormal bends. An improperly aligned axel hole is a bit more complex. You could fill the holes with epoxy and re-drill them, but unless you have the ability to precision drill a perfectly perpendicular hole, I' d try and get the manufacturer to replace them. From what I hear, axel holes can be a problem with some manufacturers.