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TJones · 05-01-2020, 05:40 AM

where the cable is crimped onto the bolt or screw. sometimes individual strands of cable / wire will start to let go or break at this location, which means its time to replace. it might be more prevalent or evident due to abnormal amounts of rust at this location. this is probably a fairly common type of failure. I have not taken apart a 360 drive, so i'm not sure if the cables are the same or not as on previous years such as the V2 drives. you can find those nylon lock nuts at home depot or local hardware store. replace that nut every time you disassemble the drive. personally I have taken both routes. carrying spare parts, or completely overhauling the wearable parts of drive. drives are ridiculously expensive nowadays, and I would imagine parts are also. small price to pay weighed against safety. imagine paddling a loaded PA from around the corner at LJ. I know guys that were using the drive excessively on a daily basis and they would carry a second drive as opposed to carrying a bag of parts. these are guys that have seen every type of failure imaginable. if you are using the drive frequently, I would not hesitate to do a complete overhaul every couple of seasons.

05-01-2020, 05:40 AM	#4
TJones Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,523	inspect where the cable is crimped onto the bolt or screw. sometimes individual strands of cable / wire will start to let go or break at this location, which means its time to replace. it might be more prevalent or evident due to abnormal amounts of rust at this location. this is probably a fairly common type of failure. I have not taken apart a 360 drive, so i'm not sure if the cables are the same or not as on previous years such as the V2 drives. you can find those nylon lock nuts at home depot or local hardware store. replace that nut every time you disassemble the drive. personally I have taken both routes. carrying spare parts, or completely overhauling the wearable parts of drive. drives are ridiculously expensive nowadays, and I would imagine parts are also. small price to pay weighed against safety. imagine paddling a loaded PA from around the corner at LJ. I know guys that were using the drive excessively on a daily basis and they would carry a second drive as opposed to carrying a bag of parts. these are guys that have seen every type of failure imaginable. if you are using the drive frequently, I would not hesitate to do a complete overhaul every couple of seasons.