E-Trac Problem

[Wayne P]

Wondering if anyone else has this issue. When using the E Trac the upper shaft pulls out of the handle assembly. The camlock is still closed but the shaft is flopping like a fish on dry land... I tried putting a piece of tape on the shaft where it engages with the camlock but it continues to work its way free.. Any ideas suggestions are appreciated

 

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[stasys]

Hello Wayne I dont have etrac but slipping shafts is old explorer story and construction on etrac the same, check for cracks in plastic if its no cracks, check lock with finger inside handle hole and look if its locks. if its ok, look shaft, deformed or not? after inspection if everything ok try one my suggestion...paint end of the shaft with some paint to make it a bit wider! once I painted my explorer shaft to make it dark with some thick paint and found that shaft got thicker! after it never slipped out. but its only my experience! good luck Stasys

 

[49r Relics]

My ET shaft is so tight at this area, it takes a little force just to get it in place before locking the cam, so definitely not a common problem with the ET. On my old Explorer I used the plastic tool dip you can buy at the hardware store, dipped it in that, let it dry overnight and never had a problem again, in fact I loaned out the tool dip to another guy for his Explorer and he loaned it to another guy, lol. So that worked for us.

HH, Mark

 

[unearthed]

Are you certain that the upper shaft is fully seated before engaging the cam lock? I've noticed that it takes a bit of effort to properly seat the upper shaft on my safari before the will work correctly.

HH
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[sniffer]

my etrac did that yesterday, I think I'm going to look into it a little closer

 

[Iron Patch]

Make sure the brass pin isn't out on one side of the camlock. But chances are you'll need a housing replacement. When you lock the camlock does it lock down, or seem to want to resist and come back? I had an explorer II that was like that, wouldn't lock. (This was why>>>) Make your it's not your cable bunching up and causing the resistance when you lock it. When you open the lower camlock will the lower shaft easily slide into the upper, or does it resist? When I had teh camlock issue the lower shaft was also very stubborn to slide.

 

[nforest]

Wondering if anyone else has this issue. When using the E Trac the upper shaft pulls out of the handle assembly. The camlock is still closed but the shaft is flopping like a fish on dry land... I tried putting a piece of tape on the shaft where it engages with the camlock but it continues to work its way free.. Any ideas suggestions are appreciated

Try turning the mid shaft around and putting the opposite end up! On my Explorer 2 if you put the shaft upside down, its really loose.

 

[stevefisher7767]

Wayne make sure it in the the shaft correct with both locks on the bottom

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Wondering if anyone else has this issue. When using the E Trac the upper shaft pulls out of the handle assembly. The camlock is still closed but the shaft is flopping like a fish on dry land... I tried putting a piece of tape on the shaft where it engages with the camlock but it continues to work its way free.. Any ideas suggestions are appreciated

Try turning the mid shaft around and putting the opposite end up! On my Explorer 2 if you put the shaft upside down, its really loose.

Do you know how many people actually make that mistake?
Alot......That's probably it

 

[Iron Patch]

Wondering if anyone else has this issue. When using the E Trac the upper shaft pulls out of the handle assembly. The camlock is still closed but the shaft is flopping like a fish on dry land... I tried putting a piece of tape on the shaft where it engages with the camlock but it continues to work its way free.. Any ideas suggestions are appreciated

Try turning the mid shaft around and putting the opposite end up! On my Explorer 2 if you put the shaft upside down, its really loose.

Do you know how many people actually make that mistake?
Alot......That's probably it

We're not part of that group but both my explorer and Ironhorse's are starting to get the wobbles bad. You would think after so many years Minelab would come up with a better idea than this foolish camlock that never lasts. Who cares what it looks like, build something that lasts! I just got a new Sunray probe on Friday but might not put it on because the extra weight on the shaft will probably make the problem worse, and I don't like it mounted higher. If I sound bitter, I'm not really, unfortunately being a long time explorer user I'm used to this!

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Wondering if anyone else has this issue. When using the E Trac the upper shaft pulls out of the handle assembly. The camlock is still closed but the shaft is flopping like a fish on dry land... I tried putting a piece of tape on the shaft where it engages with the camlock but it continues to work its way free.. Any ideas suggestions are appreciated

Try turning the mid shaft around and putting the opposite end up! On my Explorer 2 if you put the shaft upside down, its really loose.

Do you know how many people actually make that mistake?
Alot......That's probably it

We're not part of that group but both my explorer and Ironhorse's are starting to get the wobbles bad. You would think after so many years Minelab would come up with a better idea than this foolish camlock that never lasts. Who cares what it looks like, build something that lasts! I just got a new Sunray probe on Friday but might not put it on because the extra weight on the shaft will probably make the problem worse, and I don't like it mounted higher. If I sound bitter, I'm not really, unfortunately being a long time explorer user I'm used to this!

Agreed