Tightening the gimbal shaft

[David Bruce Kerr]

I was wondering if anyone knows of a way the tighten the gimbal shaft on the camera? I have made this repair at least a dozen times on my phantoms, but this one is loose. Is there a set screw that I'm missing? What I'm talking about is the shaft after you remove the 3 screws to adjust the camera to level. This shaft is very easy to turn. Seems too easy. I make an adjustment and a while later the camera is out of adjustment again. Has this happened to anyone else? Thanks.

 

[J Dot]

Hey DBK,
That shaft is PRESSED IN, at factory, steel shaft pressed into aluminum housing, at a set degree, to keep camera LEVEL! The only way I found to fix this, is to put it together, level, then mark shaft and aluminum ( to keep aligned ) ( please review pitch board/shaft alignment on YouTube to keep flat part of shaft aligned correctly with pitch or roll boards )( CLEAN AREA REALLY GOOD ), then mix up a bit of ( 2 part epoxy ( good stuff )), epoxy the hole from the inside ( not too much just a dab ) place gimbal together ( shaft into hole ), put gimbal clamp on to keep gimbal secure, while epoxy dries! This should fix your issue! ( take your time to try to get as level as you can ) I've done a few, they don't always turn out level, but if not should be very close, I've had to tear them back apart and retry to get it right.
Or
Option 2
Buy a used arm on ebay ( around $20 ) and just replace the bad ( wallowed out ) arm all together!
Usually come with motor and all!
( but that is a LOT less fun! Lol )

Hope this helps

J Dot

 

[David Bruce Kerr]

Thanks, Jerry. I tried something a little different. I used a c clamp to press it back in. Don't know it this will hold, but if it doesn't I will try the epoxy fix. Thanks again for the advice.