Gregg MacPherson Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 I have some older Matthews C-stands with the turtle legs feeling really stiff. I was going to dissassemble them and and some synthetic grease but I can't see how to do that yet. Does one custom make a 40" extension for an allen key to hold the bolt while undoing the nut? I saw on the MSE parts drawing that the turtle base is assembled with "white" grease. Assuming that any synthetic grease will do? A quick fix was a squirt of lanocoat from the outside. C-stands are hard to get in Neuvelle Zealandia, so worth fixing. Here is a link to the MSE parts drawing http://www.msegrip.com/blog-content/?p=437 Thanks for any ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Dom Jaeger Posted September 25, 2014 Premium Member Share Posted September 25, 2014 There was a thread about this some years ago: http://www.cinematography.com/index.php?showtopic=49183 I think your only option is to fabricate a long extension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregg MacPherson Posted September 25, 2014 Author Share Posted September 25, 2014 Hey thanks. What search words did you use to find that? I tried a couple of searches but didn't find anything. The drawing on MSE's site lists the parts. That looks like a hex bolt (12) for the legs and spring assembly, which they list as "cap screw hex". First I thought it might be a socket head cap screw but I realise now it may be just a hex head bolt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Dom Jaeger Posted September 26, 2014 Premium Member Share Posted September 26, 2014 Hey thanks. What search words did you use to find that? I tried a couple of searches but didn't find anything. I remembered the discussion was a few years old, looked through the gripping forum archive pages from around that time. Sometimes your brain is a better search engine than a computer. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregg MacPherson Posted September 26, 2014 Author Share Posted September 26, 2014 I find Google often leads to things in the forum. C-stands. It was a 1/2" high tensile hex head. I grabbed an old crome-moly pushrod from a glider, thwacked the end to fit a 3/8" socket drive. Some legs will just need a clean and grease, one or two may have bad burs on the nipple/detent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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