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buzrdluck
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cocking aid issues

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After reading about some issues with the cocking aids breaking i thought i should inspect mine. Seems the rollers only turn with the pins turning also. I tried spray cleaner, winchester gunwash, and wd40, still the pins roll inside the plastic hook, any ideas? Rope seems alright nothing visually wrong but with the pins rotating inside the plastic of the hook i'm sure it isn't correct.
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The pins are a press fit in the rollers and a loose fit in the hooks. They will turn with the rollers. You are fine.
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thx :D
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Re: cocking aid issues

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Mine are the same . Suspect the same pressed pins into rollers .
Suspect you should be concerned if roller and the pin is a sloppy fit or the pin does not rotate only slightly inside the hook housing.
I suspect but will pass on getting close enough to prove it is that very little rotation of the roller actually occurs during cocking.
The rope slip / slides more so over the roller with a very slight rotation each time .
Which makes it important that the roller surface is not damaged / rough. And the rope does not have any damage along its lenght.
Plus making the type of rope and its diameter important.
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