My friend and I both have Hoyt's and his lower cam has some damage and it wearing on the power cable it also looks canted like possibly it was dry fired, previous owner? Anyway can this be repaired he really likes this bow. It has the cam and 1/2 z series cams
That was helpful.... I would not try repairing the cam. I would call Hoyt and see if you can order one. Or maybe see if you can get one second hand. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Cams normally aren't repaired, it's generally preferred to just replace them with a good one... I would suggest bringing it to a Hoyt dealer and have them look at it.... They may have an old/spare sitting around they will sell you and if not, they can contact Hoyt to get you a cost on ordering/installing a new one...
Yes cams get " repaired "all the time ... First off ...look for burs were the cable is being chewed. Use some cotton and rub in both directions to catch any burs in the cam, they can come from sloppy machining or damage. If you find any, use a fine grit sand paper or Dremil head and file it smooth. The "canting", or cam lean is coming from one or two things, if it's at rest it's most likely a limb issue, ie one limb fork is stiffer then the other under a load...or if it's when drawn..same thing or your buses are pulling uneven. A few ways to take care of it. If you have split yokes tighten( twist ) to take up the lean. You can also re shim the cam to take some lean out. Lastly you can swap limbs top to bottom as the some times corrects the lean. Cam lean is almost never a Cam issue, it always stems from the limbs or the control cables. Keep in mind that some cam systems ( binary ) two tracks and even hybrids will always have a little lean in them as it's the nature of the system..... And unless it's extremely almost always isn't a big deal.
Really? Why would a Mathews be preferred over a Hoyt ? I like Hoyt's smooth draw personally and 3-5 fps isn't really a big deal for me. Also hoyt is now making hats shirts and window stickers too. You would think that with all the wins and the Olympic team shooting them they would have more gimmicky marketing. Oh well I still like them. Mathews makes nice stuff too my best friend has one and loves it. If I won the lottery I'd have both. But I have to settle for one and the most bang for my buck was a Hoyt.
If you can't fix the problem contact Hoyt. Just a few months ago I sold my 2010 Hoyt Turbohawk. It was fine when I sold it but once the guy got it, the limbs started splintering. He called Hoyt and they warrantied the limbs and sent him brand new ones to his nearest dealer. This bow had been through 2 online transactions, was 4 years old, been hunted with hard, and they still took care of him. Top notch in my opinion.
