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Old 08-17-2004 | 07:47 PM
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when i draw my bow back, it makes this clicking sound sometimes. what can i do to figure out what is causing this and fix it?[]
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Old 08-17-2004 | 07:59 PM
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Default RE: bow making bad noises!

What kind of bow is this,does it have removeable mods for the draw length?
Believe it or not i have heard this noise before and it turned out to be a bent "damaged" axle on a old PSE bow a friend owned.Took it to the bow shop and had it fixed,after that the clinking sound was gone.
Reason why i asked the first question was that if its a bowtech make sure the screws are tightened down tight in the mods.If not it will make some funny noises as well.
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Old 08-17-2004 | 08:51 PM
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Make sure the axles are lubricated and most importantly, the limbs do not have a crack in them.
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Old 08-17-2004 | 09:50 PM
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Take a look at your cable guard. How much clearence do you have on your fletching vs. your cables? If you have room to spare adjust your cable guard inward. What could be happening is you have your cable guard adjusted out to far which can cause your string to come off your Wheel or Cam at a extreme angle. What you could be hearing is your string about to de-rail. Or I could be completely wrong but I had a similar problem two years ago with my Martin Jaguar.
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Old 08-17-2004 | 10:05 PM
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Default RE: bow making bad noises!

also make sure that the cable slide and cable guard are clean. If they're dirty (IE string wax) .. this can cause chattering when you're drawing the bow...

Just a thought..
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Old 08-18-2004 | 04:25 AM
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Probably the limb pockets need greasing up.
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Old 08-18-2004 | 04:33 AM
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Probably the limb pockets need greasing up.
Ditto
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Old 08-18-2004 | 06:55 AM
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Yep, grease 'er up. Also, you oughta check all the screws on your bow and make sure they're tight. Check to see if maybe the cable slide is sticking and chattering. Make double sure you don't have a cracked limb talking to you.

Routine maintenance.
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