Reassembling telescopic sections for a 676B monopod

I figured out how to do this and thought I'd share the solution with others.

Each section of the leg comprises an aluminium tube section, a plastic clamp piece (with the locking lever), a small rectangular block (inside the plastic clamp piece and normally not visible) and a plastic sleeve (also sits inside the plastic clamp piece and is not visible).



Step 1: Push the smaller aluminium tube section all the way into the larger tube section, with the fatter end of the tube first. When you look through the rectangular hole in the larger tube section, the smaller tube section should not be visible. If the smaller section is the bottom-most one then you will need to pull off the rubber stopper first.

Note this is the critical step, as you won’t be able to reassemble the clamp with the smaller tube section in its normal position (ie visible through the rectangular hole).



Step 2: Insert the plastic sleeve into the larger tube section, with the slot aligned with the rectangular hole in the tube section.



Step 3. Slide the plastic clamp piece (with the lever open) over the end. It only goes on one way. The rectangular block is shown in the photo below, but this goes in for the next step. Mine is broken but still seems to work OK.



Step 4. Hold the monopod horizontal and the clamp at the bottom. Insert the rectangular block inside the tube so that it sits in the rectangular cutout in the tube section. The block is slightly curved on one face, and I put this face against the lever, which is also curved. The flat face will therefore push against the smaller tube section.



Step 5. While still holding the monopod horizontal, push the larger tube section in (ie collapsing the monopod) until the end of the smaller tube section reaches the rectangular block. With a pencil/pen, lift the smaller tube section up over the rectangular block and continue to collapse the monopod until the end of the smaller tube section is sticking out. Close the clamp.



If this is your last section then push the rubber stopper back on. If not then do the next smaller section the same way. DONE!



I had five photos to illustrate but FIXYA will not let me upload this for some dumb reason. I figured out how to do this and thought I'd share the solution with others.
Each section of the leg comprises an aluminium tube section, a plastic clamp piece (with the locking lever), a small rectangular block (inside the plastic clamp piece and normally not visible) and a plastic sleeve (also sits inside the plastic clamp piece and is not visible).

Step 1: Push the smaller aluminium tube section all the way into the larger tube section, with the fatter end of the tube first. When you look through the rectangular hole in the larger tube section, the smaller tube section should not be visible. If the smaller section is the bottom-most one then you will need to pull off the rubber stopper first.
Note this is the critical step, as you won’t be able to reassemble the clamp with the smaller tube section in its normal position (ie visible through the rectangular hole).

Step 2: Insert the plastic sleeve into the larger tube section, with the slot aligned with the rectangular hole in the tube section.

Step 3. Slide the plastic clamp piece (with the lever open) over the end. It only goes on one way. The rectangular block is shown in the photo below, but this goes in for the next step. Mine is broken but still seems to work OK.

Step 4. Hold the monopod horizontal and the clamp at the bottom. Insert the rectangular block inside the tube so that it sits in the rectangular cutout in the tube section. The block is slightly curved on one face, and I put this face against the lever, which is also curved. The flat face will therefore push against the smaller tube section.

Step 5. While still holding the monopod horizontal, push the larger tube section in (ie collapsing the monopod) until the end of the smaller tube section reaches the rectangular block. With a pencil/pen, lift the smaller tube section up over the rectangular block and continue to collapse the monopod until the end of the smaller tube section is sticking out. Close the clamp.

If this is your last section then push the rubber stopper back on. If not then do the next smaller section the same way. DONE!

I had five photos to illustrate but FIXYA will not let me upload this for some dumb reason.