Is THIS cam ready to retire?
Basically, I have finally been climbing trad long enough that some of my gear is showing significant wear.
The last one I posted, the consensus was no but how do you guys feel about this cam? One of the inner silver lobes has no more tension. Upon investigating further, I realized that The spring has come loose. Picture number two shows how the end of the spring is supposed to be threaded through a hole in the lobe. Picture number three shows how on the loose lobe does not have the wire threaded through it, and picture number four shows where that wire is currently sitting.
If I use pliers (rounded metal pliers for jewelry making so as to hopefully not damage the wire) I think I may be able to get that wire back through the hole in the lobe. However, I guess the question is should I? And would you feel safe climbing on a cam that has been fixed in this manner?
Additional info: I have a triple rack so nobody needs to warn me to not climb on it if I am feeling unsure about it. I have no intention of climbing on it right now. I'm not even sure I can rethread that wire. I will also say that the way that I found this out was by individually pressing on the lobes of my cams while going through a gear inspection before a trip this weekend. Just pulling the triggers. It looks like it works perfectly fine. So I suppose now I have to be a little bit more thorough about my gear checks. Maybe that information will help somebody else inspect their gear as well.