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brotherbdc 06-11-2008 11:13 PM

Binary cam lean?
 
I changed my 101st modules from 29 to 29.5. Was getting excessive wear on my cable serving, checked the draw stop & it was right, checked the string stop on the module, was right to. put a dab of white-out on serving so when I drew back I could see on the module where it was rubbing. It was on the module below the string stop. HMM nick in the module mabey?
I reserved the cable, put new modules on, timmed it, made 4 shots, it started doing it again. Went through this process 3 or 4 times switchin mods, re-serving, and timming etc.....So being the expert-tech-superbow-junkey I am, I put a peice of cammo duct-tape on the area where it was rubbing:eek:It works!!!....for now.
After further inspection I noticed a verry slight lean in th bottom cam. How can I fix this? Its not cutting the serving real bad but it is premature wear, about a 1/8-1/16 area. It never did it with the 29" mods, so could the verry slight lean be causing it? Its kinda got me agrivated cuz its only a couple months old and I paid alota money for it.........but never the less "If ya cant duct it,................

brotherbdc 06-11-2008 11:14 PM

RE: Binary cam lean?
 
sorry, 1/8-3/16 area

MGH_PA 06-12-2008 05:48 AM

RE: Binary cam lean?
 
Correct me if I'm wrong, but is it even possible to correct cam lean with a binary? There's no yoke system, so how would you compensate for it? For what it's worth, I'm going through a similar issue with my 101st. Read my thread a few done from this. Basically, my cables are almost entirely missing my draw stop modules, causing the cables to be pinched, and creating excessive wear on the serving. Fun isn't it?

MNJOE 06-12-2008 11:33 AM

RE: Binary cam lean?
 
Supposedly the 2009 Elites have been able to cure cam lean in Trinaries.

Matt/TN 06-12-2008 11:43 AM

RE: Binary cam lean?
 

ORIGINAL: MNJOE

Supposedly the 2009 Elites have been able to cure cam lean in binaries.
Shhhhh....you can't say binary and Elite in the same sentence. It makes the residents of HNI very agitated. [8D]

MNJOE 06-12-2008 12:04 PM

RE: Binary cam lean?
 

ORIGINAL: Matt/TN


ORIGINAL: MNJOE

Supposedly the 2009 Elites have been able to cure cam lean in binaries.
Shhhhh....you can't say binary and Elite in the same sentence. It makes the residents of HNI very agitated. [8D]
Sorry, fixed it. ;)

Matt/TN 06-12-2008 01:46 PM

RE: Binary cam lean?
 
No, Trinaries are a High Country thing. Elite calls theirs Binaries, like Bowtech. I was just joking about it.:D

PABuck_HNTR 06-12-2008 04:50 PM

RE: Binary cam lean?
 
Call Bowtech tech support they'll help you out.

MGH_PA 06-12-2008 07:36 PM

RE: Binary cam lean?
 

ORIGINAL: PABuck_HNTR

Call Bowtech tech support they'll help you out.
I think that's my next step. I'll try tomorrow.

brotherbdc 06-16-2008 10:11 AM

RE: Binary cam lean?
 
I called bowtech, received absolutly no help from them, cept the tech said that slight cam lean is normal.....ok? He blamed the serving wear on my serving job or the post setting was wrong,.....anyway seeing as how the problem dident start till I swapped modules from 29" to 29.5 I went back to the 29" modules and have shot several times since with no problems!!!! 29" is still comfotable for me to shoot and I only lost about 3 or 4 fps.
What ticks me off is the local dealers, (cept one who realy isent local) had no clue what the post settingsshould have been,The tech @ bowtech was a either a dummy or was having a bad day! I never had problems dealing with Bowtech/Diamond techs in the past, and probably wont in the future but he pi$$ed me off.
So in conclusion, I have found that the 29.5" modules for a 101st do not do well on MY bow, dont know why but who cares Im back in buisness. I just hope I never have to deal with that same guy @ bowtech...anyway good luck with yours MGH.


MGH_PA 06-16-2008 12:37 PM

RE: Binary cam lean?
 

ORIGINAL: brotherbdc

I called bowtech, received absolutly no help from them, cept the tech said that slight cam lean is normal.....ok? He blamed the serving wear on my serving job or the post setting was wrong,.....anyway seeing as how the problem dident start till I swapped modules from 29" to 29.5 I went back to the 29" modules and have shot several times since with no problems!!!! 29" is still comfotable for me to shoot and I only lost about 3 or 4 fps.
What ticks me off is the local dealers, (cept one who realy isent local) had no clue what the post settingsshould have been,The tech @ bowtech was a either a dummy or was having a bad day! I never had problems dealing with Bowtech/Diamond techs in the past, and probably wont in the future but he pi$$ed me off.
So in conclusion, I have found that the 29.5" modules for a 101st do not do well on MY bow, dont know why but who cares Im back in buisness. I just hope I never have to deal with that same guy @ bowtech...anyway good luck with yours MGH.

Thanks. The Tech I spoke with was originally thinking it was my post setting, until I told him what I had it set on, and that I had changed it around to no avail. I mentioned the possible limb twist, and he agreed that was probably the issue. However, I have 29.5" modules and 30" modules here that I'm going to swap in just for kicks to see if that changes anything seeing how it did change for you. Thanks for the idea.

lifesadrag 06-16-2008 03:00 PM

RE: Binary cam lean?
 
I have the same problem with my 2 mo. old Guardian...cable servinggetting cut rolling off the edge of the mod. E mailed Bowtech and all they said was take it back to my dealer who is 50 miles away[:@]Can someone PM me with the cust.service phone no. maybe it's a simple fix.


MGH_PA 06-16-2008 05:04 PM

RE: Binary cam lean?
 

ORIGINAL: lifesadrag

I have the same problem with my 2 mo. old Guardian...cable servinggetting cut rolling off the edge of the mod. E mailed Bowtech and all they said was take it back to my dealer who is 50 miles away[:@]Can someone PM me with the cust.service phone no. maybe it's a simple fix.


That's exactly what mine looks like. PM sent with phone number.

Jason Cuda 06-16-2008 07:39 PM

RE: Binary cam lean?
 
I feel your pain guys. Its frustrating when a company puts out a product, but doesnt help you out when there is a problem. I shot BowTechs for the last few years, and their customer service dept, lacks to say the least. I did not like the binary cam lean I had either, and owned two Allegiences which it is only my opinion, but I still think its the best bow they have made to date. I took off my cams and sent them to a machinist and had them deburred and and round radiused as I felt they were too sharp out of the box, and coupled with the cam lean would eventually lead to popped servings on the cam servings. I never had an issue like you guys have, but maybe that solved it, I dont know. I know it sounds stupid for me to take 2 brand new bows and pull them apart to rework them so I feel better. I just sold them a month ago, and bought myself an Elite GT 500, I have not set it up yet or anything as it just arrived today, but I spent the last three hours inspecting it, and looking at everything, and from what I could tell, its the best constructed bow out of the box I have ever seen, and I have enough experience (20+yrs) in bowhunting. I dont want to change the thread on you guys, but I hope you all get it worked out. Best of luck this season.

Jason

MGH_PA 06-16-2008 08:08 PM

RE: Binary cam lean?
 

ORIGINAL: Jason Cuda

I feel your pain guys. Its frustrating when a company puts out a product, but doesnt help you out when there is a problem. I shot BowTechs for the last few years, and their customer service dept, lacks to say the least. I did not like the binary cam lean I had either, and owned two Allegiences which it is only my opinion, but I still think its the best bow they have made to date. I took off my cams and sent them to a machinist and had them deburred and and round radiused as I felt they were too sharp out of the box, and coupled with the cam lean would eventually lead to popped servings on the cam servings. I never had an issue like you guys have, but maybe that solved it, I dont know. I know it sounds stupid for me to take 2 brand new bows and pull them apart to rework them so I feel better. I just sold them a month ago, and bought myself an Elite GT 500, I have not set it up yet or anything as it just arrived today, but I spent the last three hours inspecting it, and looking at everything, and from what I could tell, its the best constructed bow out of the box I have ever seen, and I have enough experience (20+yrs) in bowhunting. I dont want to change the thread on you guys, but I hope you all get it worked out. Best of luck this season.

Jason
It seems (from what I've been reading here and on AT) that this is a fairly common issue. It's too early in my dealings to pass judgement. Hopefully Bowtech remedies this. I'm hoping to get to my dealer tomorrow, and see what he can do.

Jason Cuda 06-16-2008 08:12 PM

RE: Binary cam lean?
 
Matt, yes I have been reading about it at both places also, I am only a 28" draw, so maybe thats why I did not have any problems. It seems that the guys with the longer draws are having more problems. I hope it all works out for you, and they get you squared away. Best of luck.

Jason

brotherbdc 06-18-2008 09:21 AM

RE: Binary cam lean?
 
Just for the record, Binary cams can have lean, I was on the range yesterday when a guy with a general showed up, after chit-chatin a while I asked if I could look at his bow, dident tell him what I was lookin for, his had a verry slight lean too from the bottom cam. just so happens to be a bowtech dealer on the way home. So i stopped to look at some more....a few did , a few dident. So, I still think I made the best decision, Bowtech is still MY favorite.
Now I am seeing a trend with serving wear with us who have longer draw lengths, mabey the module curve is to rough??? who knows?.... I do know that a few days and a couple hundred shots after switching mods, everything seems to be fine

bigcountry 06-18-2008 03:14 PM

RE: Binary cam lean?
 
I know for me, I won't buy a bow unless I can put a laser on its cams and see how much lean at rest and full draw.

I am kinda surprised you guys are taking them out of the shop with that much lean.

MGH_PA 06-18-2008 03:16 PM

RE: Binary cam lean?
 

ORIGINAL: bigcountry

I know for me, I won't buy a bow unless I can put a laser on its cams and see how much lean at rest and full draw.

I am kinda surprised you guys are taking them out of the shop with that much lean.
I didn't buy mine in a shop (I suppose that was my fault).

brotherbdc 06-19-2008 10:27 AM

RE: Binary cam lean?
 
Well frankley cam lean wasent something I was thinking about when buying a new bow off the shelf. However next time Im gonna check. Mine has no lean @ full draw, just a slight lean @ rest, matter of fact most wouldent have noticed anyway, Besides Im splittin arrows any way, my groups have been the best they have ever been and Im shootin broadheads like fieldpoints @ 60 yards....so I cant realy complain anymore. It all seems to be workin out now that I figured out what was wearing the cable serving.
In all honesty I havent had a bow that dident need some kinda kink worked out, and I have owned several different brands.

PABuck_HNTR 06-20-2008 06:56 PM

RE: Binary cam lean?
 

What ticks me off is the local dealers, (cept one who realy isent local) had no clue what the post settingsshould have been,
I'm sorry, but this sounds kinda riduculous. These setting charts are sent to dealers. Even if they do get "lost in the mail" the chart is available as a download to dealers.

brotherbdc 06-20-2008 09:55 PM

RE: Binary cam lean?
 

ORIGINAL: PABuck_HNTR


What ticks me off is the local dealers, (cept one who realy isent local) had no clue what the post settingsshould have been,
I'm sorry, but this sounds kinda riduculous. These setting charts are sent to dealers. Even if they do get "lost in the mail" the chart is available as a down to dealers.
weatherit soundsrediculous or not, thats the way it is- 2 local dealers did not have the chart, and one guy had to call somebody. The other guys shop was so messy he probably had it just couldent find it. heck Im not even a "Bowtech" dealerand I now have a chart. Now the "not so local" guy who is 50 miles away had it. Anyway I thought it rediculous myself thats why I was ticked off.


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