Broken tripod leg clamp - fixable? (Manfrotto 3021)

[efroten]

My Manfrotto 3021 tripod has a broken leg clamp on one of the legs. It makes it nearly impossible to adjust the leg height without prying it open using a screwdriver. Does anyone know if this is fixable or am I just stuck with it?

[Jon]

Manfrotto will probably sell you the replacement parts. Check the Bogen website; IIRC they have a section on parts and/or user support.

[thescottandrew]

Manfrotto will probably sell you the replacement parts. Check the Bogen website; IIRC they have a section on parts and/or user support.
dont know what else to do, thats the best advice i could give you

[JWright]

My Manfrotto 3021 tripod has a broken leg clamp on one of the legs. It makes it nearly impossible to adjust the leg height without prying it open using a screwdriver. Does anyone know if this is fixable or am I just stuck with it?

Been there, done that, same tripod. I actually had two Bogen tripods with broken parts. I contacted the Bogen parts center and they e-mailed me the parts diagram for the tripod. I was able to use this to determine which part I needed and I contacted them by phone to order the part (mine had a broken leg clamp lever). It took quite a while to get because the part was back-ordered, but I finally got it. Since I had to replace the lever anyway, I took the opportunity to completely disassemble the tripod and clean and lubricate all the parts. The diagram helped immensely in this. When I got the tripod back together, it worked just like new.

I was a bit disappointed to find the replacement lever was made of plastic instead of the cast metal of the original, but it seems to work fine.

[FlashZebra]

I have personally ordered all sorts of replacement parts from Bogen to repair lightstands, booms, tripods, etc.

Just give them a call. Be sure you have the correct model number of your tripod and a good description of the part(s) you need.

They have always been very helpful.

Enjoy! Lon