spiderjack help

[reevooe]

have recently bought a used spiderjack and a new rope(pi) to go with it, since the new rope it self tends much better but doesnt seem to lock off unless i pull the tail up through the pulley and also tends to slip abit which is abit unnerving at height. given all the good reviews im guessing this isnt the average spiderjack experience?

is it that im doing something wrong or does it need a new cam or could it be that its a new rope or do you usually have to pull the the rope up to make em stop?

thanks all in advance

[Dobson89]

Sounds like it needs a new cam, that or the body is worn

 

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[reevooe]

Sounds like it needs a new cam, that or the body is worn

 

does worn body mean need new spidejack?

[Quercus-90]

Think you can replace body, but not sure economical it is to do.... Could be worth just putting toward new spider jack

 

 

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[arbmansam]

mine does the same but ive just learnt to live with it i wouldnt panic so much possibly a new cam will set u right but check the body also

[reevooe]

i might try n change the cam but when i say i doesnt lock i dont mean that i drift slowly, if i dont lock it off it falls just like vt but much more expensive, are they usually this bad when the cam goes?

[Joe Loggs]

i might try n change the cam but when i say i doesnt lock i dont mean that i drift slowly, if i dont lock it off it falls just like vt but much more expensive, are they usually this bad when the cam goes?

 

Hi mate when you sit back in your harness do you ease gently back? I have been on a sj a long time and mine does the same but its just down to how you use it, if your gentle it won't bite you need to trust it and snap your weight into your harness for it to grab! You do get used to giving your tail a flick to help it. Changing the cam only makes a difference to it creeping not the way it grabs. Do you have any rubber stops or your krab?

 

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[reevooe]

no rubber stops on my krab n have gone up a few feet and just let go and ended up on the floor so thers not much more weight i can give it however if i lock it off first n snap my weight into it its ok most of the time but if i move about it will start to drift again.

[Joe Loggs]

no rubber stops on my krab n have gone up a few feet and just let go and ended up on the floor so thers not much more weight i can give it however if i lock it off first n snap my weight into it its ok most of the time but if i move about it will start to drift again.

 

That's strange mate can you get a picture up so we can see the wear?

 

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[reevooe]

That's strange mate can you get a picture up so we can see the wear?

 

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just gave it another try if i throw myself on it it does lock but seems to need every pound i weigh(which isnt much) maybe its just me bein a bitch?

but as for the slippage is this normal or will a new cam job?