Steve , I am glad the problem is fixed ,,,, BUT
, I cant for the life of me understand why you need to adjust the Altitude after a session??? . Once that is set you never have to touch it again, it only has to be moved if you move north or south any large distance , thus changing your lattitude .
If you are adjusting it for precise polar allignment try adjusting the tripod legs and banging in 3 plastic tent pegs into the ground that the 3 tripod legs ( Drill little dimples into the top of the pegs to mate with the3 tips on the legs ) that way every time you place the tripod down on the dimpled plastic pegs ( they are at ground hight , of course) you will be facing south every time .
and if you dont adjust the tripod leg length you will de accuratly alligned every time , and wont have to touch the offending alt adjustement again .
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Brian.
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Originally Posted by stardust steve
Hi. I was doing some viewing photography last night and when adjusting the Altitude while trying to align i noticed the rear Alt adjustment was quite stiff. When i went to pack up and bring the Alt down it had totally seized. This morning i took the mount off the tripod and discovered the rear Alt adjustment bolt had moved off the part the raises Alt. I think the bot is even bent  
The bolt is seized because of the bend thread and cant removed it.
Can someone please tell me what is the best way to pull apart mount to access bolt etc?
Or has this mount now become a paper weight 
Thanks for any help and advise.
Steve.
EDIT- I just moved the Alt back to 90deg to get clear view of the bolt. It is bent and the last 5 or so threads are mashed. I think i need to hacksaw the bolt head off and remove from the inside? |