T/D HH question?

[blueslfb]

I just received my new to me HH Cheetah T/D and the takedown sleeve is a bear.  I can hardly get it together and it took 2 of us to get it back apart. I noticed there is wax on both portions of the takedown sleeve. Anyone have experience with the HH takedowns and how to make it easier to put together and take apart or any suggestions?

[broketooth]

find you some light emory cloth and polish the bottom prtion of the bow so it slide into the bottom of the sleeve easily. anothe trick my father taught me yrs ago while fishing , is to take your finger and rub the side of your nose(bony portion)and then rub the brass sleeve it should slide together and come apart easily. everyone has natural oils on their face to use particularly the nose. fishing tackle has used this sleeve tech for yrs. metal does corode. this should slow the corrosion process or at least keep it to a minimum regards ruddy

[blueslfb]

Thanks Ruddy I will try that. I have plenty of face oil too!

[Kevin L.]

My TD Hill never had a problem, but I use a cloth from REC (fly rod ferrule manufacturer) and keep it clean.

On fly rod ferrules made of Nickel Silver, there should be no oil, wax, whatever applied. I do the same with my HH. Any lube applied will catch and hold dirt, sand, whatever and can really lock a ferrule up.

If there's any doubt, call Craig at HH. He'll give you the straight scoop.

[JRY309]

Wax like bowstring wax just makes it difficult to take apart.I had the same problem on a T/D,I cleaned mine and polished it with some Flitz metal polish and it has been working great.

[TSP]

Although my Hills aren't TDs I do have a Thunder Mtn. sleeved TD and previously a Fox sleeved TD.  Sleeves are my favorite longbow TD system but like Kevin said sometimes a little grit can seize them up especially when they are new or have sat awhile.  Or, the brass might have or develop a slight edge nick or burr that's hard to see.  You might check the sleeve carefully for that kind of thing (it doesn't take much of a burr) and if you find one lightly round it off with an emery board and gently buff out with fine steel wool, then cloth wipe clean.  If nothing odd is found a gentle 'overall' buff with fine steel wool and a good cloth cleanup might do the trick.  Like Ruddy said (and as I've found over the years) a tiny bit of 'nose oil' (exterior oil only, and no slathering, lol) after a touchup really doesn't hurt the bow and may help 'lube' any friction points or small scratch spots present on the sleeve.  Good luck, and enjoy your bow!

(PS  If I may ask, what are the bow specs?  Love those Hills.)

[Kevin L.]

TSP has a good point about small nicks or burrs. Take a cotton ball and go over the whole thing, both pieces. If there is a raised nick or burr, it will pull some of the cotton and let ya know where it is. One of the fine 4-way emery boards will remove it, then polish it up som it's just a memory.

[blueslfb]

TSP it is 64" and 60@27". Just my size!!

I cleaned all the wax off and lightly sanded the male end and that did the trick.  Thanks for all the advice.

[SCATTERSHOT]

yeah, take the bowstring wax off, and use a light coat of paraffin on the male section. They are supposed to fit tight, but you can take it apart yourself by putting the bow behind your knees and applying pressure.

[Ric O'Shay]

I emery cloth and steel wool to clean and polish the metal. Then spray a litle bit of RemOil (teflon) on a clean cloth and just rub a light coat on the connection.

Wax and "stuff" gathers crud so you'd need a logging chain and a John Deere to get 'em apart.

[lpcjon2]

Ask Mudd he would have some info for you.