Battery Grip Stuck!!

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I'm having a bit of a mare! I've gone to remove the battery grip from my camera and it somehow become stuck half way between on and off.

I loosened the wheel as normal and half way through the process I felt an almighty click and now it wont turn either way.

If it makes any difference it's a 5D II with original grip.

Has anyone experienced this before and, more importantly, have any idea how this ham-fisted goon can fix it??

Cheers,

Danny.
 
sounds as if it has jumped a thread or 2 i think you may have to jam some thing inbetween the grip and the camera to keep the pressure on it did you fit the grip
 
hoochy1 said:
sounds as if it has jumped a thread or 2 i think you may have to jam some thing inbetween the grip and the camera to keep the pressure on it did you fit the grip
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Stevie- said:
If you can id get your fingers wedged in between to apply the pressure and to keep it even as you unscrew it.
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Cheers for the responses guys - the gap is only a few mm so just trying to find something to wedge in the gap while I try and unscrew it......been on an hour now - my fingers are raw! :mad:
 
danny_bhoy said:
......and now the wheel is just loosely spinning in both directions - no bite whatsoever. I've royally threaded this haven't I?
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It sound to me more like you've broken the connection between the thread and the wheel thus the wheel is spinning but it's not acting on the shaft/thread
 
I feel your pain.

I did the same thing and ended up hacking the damn thing off...very gently. Managed to get it off without any damage to my camera but I wouldn't advise doing this until you're exhausted every alternative avenue....that others will hopefully provide.

Good luck.

Cheers.
 
MWHCVT said:
It sound to me more like you've broken the connection between the thread and the wheel thus the wheel is spinning but it's not acting on the shaft/thread
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Your diagnosis could be right Matt. Either way it sounds like a trip to the local camera shop that I could really do without.

No idea how it happened either which is the annoying thing!
 
posiview said:
I feel your pain.

I did the same thing and ended up hacking the damn thing off...very gently. Managed to get it off without any damage to my camera but I wouldn't advise doing this until you're exhausted every alternative avenue....that others will hopefully provide.

Good luck.

Cheers.
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Cheers Andy - like you say I'm going to leave the hacksaw as a last resort :) God knows what damage I'd do as it appears I can't even remove the damn thing conventionally without breaking it.

Absolutely gutted as it renders the camera useless too until I can get it off.
 
can you see the screw inbetween the grip and the camera?
 
use just a hacksaw blade slide it down and saw the f ker
 
i was going to say long nose pliers but prob not have the room for them
 
Is this any use


There are lots of other such videos

Hope you get it sorted

David
 
hoochy1 said:
use just a hacksaw blade slide it down and saw the f ker
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Here was me hoping for a more subtle and technical approach :)

I've even had a good look around the grip to see if there's any screws to take it apart but no joy.

Looks like I'm going to have to take it somewhere and have it looked at......not keen on the idea of taking a blade to it as that would be the end of the grip.
 
gramps said:
Could you use something like this to reach in and unscrew it?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MINI-EXTR...G-JEWELLERY-CRAFT-BEEDS-BEEDING-/170789352640
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That's a good shout Gramps but I think even they would be too chunky to fit through this tiny gap.

Does it help to convey just what a forlorn figure I'm casting if I told you that I was currently sitting in a darkened room simply spinning the broken wheel between two fingers in the hope that it'll catch a bite. Gutted.
 
hope you get it sorted bud
 
if it was me i would go looking at the link in that video and see if you can buy the full wheel etc and just hacksaw it
 
Danny Chas Eagles Durham might have a look at it
GEORGE
 
I had this happen on my old D90 and grip - ended up hacksawing the grip into tiny bits to get it off:(
Was not a pleasant experience but took it real slow and careful - at least the camera survived unmarked:)
 
If you look in the gap while spinning the wheel, can you see if the screw is spinning?
 
Just watched the video, what a daft design, why do they feel the need to use gears?!
 
hoochy1 said:
if it was me i would go looking at the link in that video and see if you can buy the full wheel etc and just hacksaw it
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Had a look at the link in the video and they only ship to America - and even then it was gonna be $50 for that little part. Had a very quick google search and can't seem to find the part in the uk.

I can see me admitting defeat and taking a hit at the local camera store.
 
YES DANNY STILL TRADING CLOSES WEDNESDAYS AT 1PM
GEORGE
 
miker said:
If you look in the gap while spinning the wheel, can you see if the screw is spinning?
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Just shone a light in the gap and it would appear it's not - trouble is half of it is still inside the hole on the camera body so if I hacksaw it I'm running the risk of leaving half of the screw in the body with no way of getting it out.
 
DANNY CHECKED THERE WEB SITE UNDER SERVICES THEY HANDLE REPAIRS
GEORGE
 
If the gap is big enough try putting a piece of cord a couple of times around the screw, one end out either side, pull tight and try turning the screw with that. Might not get enough purchase on the screw but might be worth a try.
 
Bythesea said:
If the gap is big enough try putting a piece of cord a couple of times around the screw, one end out either side, pull tight and try turning the screw with that. Might not get enough purchase on the screw but might be worth a try.
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That's a good idea Brian - I've got some spare electrical cord somewhere. Tried the same thing with elastic bands but they didn't get enough purchase on the screw.
 
If your going to cut it off get a junior hacksaw blade and gently hit it between two hammers . This will remove the curf and it will also be a little thinner so less chance of damaging the camera body . For the piece left drill a small hole into it and then either try a screw extractor or liquid weld a screw into it and try backing that off .
 
if he can hack saw it as close to the grip as poss there may be some left to grip with pliers and screw it out
 
I had this happen to the nikon grip on my d700. Basically the gears broke and the wheel just span like your problem. Tried absolutely everything to try and save the grip but in the end decided there was no option but to prize the grip off with brute strength and a hacksaw. Luckily the d700 is built like a tank and survived without a scratch....the grip didn't fair so well. Ended up in lots of small scraps of useless plastic. Why they use gears is beyond me, the best designs are always the simplest, the gears seem unnecessary.
 
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