I'll bet the shoe is supposed to be that way. Removing the angle is likely
to make the shoe swivel on the top cover. This'll put more stress on the
little screw thread, could break it off more easily. You probably will not
be able to tighten the shoe enough to keep the shoe from moving.
Wait......just......1/4........turn.........more.
The shoe is SUPPOSED to be the weak link so in cases of impact, the shoe
will crack or break off, instead of pulling the whole top up.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Norm Nadel" <ns.nadel@xxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 7:16 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Shoe 4
> Jim:
>
> Now I am really confused! I have two used Shoe 4 units. The Shoe 4 that
I
> had been looking at did not have any pads. I looked at the other one and
it
> did. Both have identical cracks.
>
> Looking at the one with the pads, I would think that sanding them off
might
> be just enough to "widen" the angle so that it would not crack. If that
is
> the case though, why is the one without the pads cracked.
>
> I looked at a new one I have and it has the pads. The pads appear to be
part
> of the casting and not an add-on rubber item.
>
> Thus my further confusion .. why one with pads and why one without. Were
> there two different models? Could someone have filed off the pads,
thinking
> as I have been, that this would prevent cracking?
>
> And here I thought that after I retired, all my problems would be gone ;-)
>
> Norm
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