Tubular pick problem

[lokpikr999]

I’m having a problem with my HPC Model B tubular pick and was wondering if you guys could help me out.Thing is I purchased a $7 tubular cam lock off of Amazon to mess around with, and despite trying for over 15 mins with varying amounts of tension on the feelers, I was unable to impression it with the tool.So just to see what was going on, I inserted the pick all the way in, withdrew it, and when I examined the feelers I noticed that many of them were being pushed deeper than the cuts on the key.So I took the collar off and probed each one of the feelers, and found that a couple of them were very loose(i.e. Could be slid up and down freely with no perceptible tension on them from the O-rings).So I tried swapping out the O-rings with ones I salvaged from an old broken tubular pick I had, yet that failed to rectify the issue, so I sent the tool back to HPC, and even though they claimed to have resolved the issue,(By tightening a set screw and cleaning it), when I received it back from them today, I found that those feelers were still loose, and again, was unable to impression the lock for the reason I specified earlier.

[femurat]

That sucks. Can you return the pick and get another one?

Can you push back the two loose feelers after a couple minutes you're impressioning the lock?

Cheers

[billdeserthills]

I have used that same pick for over 20 years, the usual problem I have is when the o rings deteriorate, which they do from time to time. You need to get new o rings, instead of using old one's. I bought an o ring set from harbor freight but you may be able to get them from a hardware store. I also notice the tension nut needs to be fairly tight on my pick

[lokpikr999]

Update:After thoroughly cleaning out the threads on the collar shaft(Which where FILTHY)with CRC QD spray and replacing the O-rings, I was able to pick the camlock P.S. Looking back, I think that the old O-rings were fine, all it needed was a good cleaning

[femurat]

It's nice you managed to find and solve the problem. It's always a pain sending back a tool and having to look fir a new one.

Cheers

[lokpikr999]

It's nice you managed to find and solve the problem. It's always a pain sending back a tool and having to look fir a new one.

Cheers

I hate to say it, but the folks at HPC didn’t do s***(Also, they were unable to locate the package for nearly two weeks after it was delivered).When I received it, the only difference was that the collar had been tightened so much, that I had to grip it with a leather belt to unscrew it.Fortunately, I’m only out $8.50 for the postage(As they agreed not to make me pay any shipping fees to send if back as a courtesy for the inconvenience).But yes, when it comes to repair(Or even health related matters), I will always try to resolve the problem myself before dragging in the “professionals”.