Replacing the Cam Pocket on Your Ultralight or Pro Ultralight Repair Stand

One of the core philosophies here at Feedback Sports is that professional-grade tools should be repairable. Our Ultralight and Pro Ultralight repair stands are engineered to spend decades traveling to races, living in the back of your car, and supporting your bikes through countless work sessions.

But even the toughest stands have wearable parts. If you’ve noticed your spinner knob isn't tightening as smoothly as it used to or it feels like the threads are slipping under pressure, there is a very good chance your Cam Pocket needs replacing.

You will also need to complete this repair if your brass nut and any other small threaded pieces fall out of the clamp head. Email our team (techsupport@feedbacksports.com) with questions!

The good news? You don't need to buy a whole new clamp head—or a new stand. You can replace the cam pocket in a few minutes and get your Ultralight or Pro Ultralight stand back to factory-fresh clamping power:

https://feedbacksports.com/products/sp-cam-pocket-classic-ultralight?_pos=1&_sid=155472a65&_ss=r

What is the Cam Pocket?

In our spinner-knob style clamps, the Cam Pocket is the small, unsung hero hidden inside the clamp jaw housing. When you spin the tri-knob to tighten the clamp around your seatpost, the threaded rod pulls against this exact piece. When you unthread the knob, this creates the slide lock function.

How to Replace Your Cam Pocket

Replacing the cam pocket is a straightforward DIY repair that only requires a couple of basic tools. Here’s how to swap it out. This video is a great place to start:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O266B0RB-XY

Written Instructions:

1. Take your rear tri-knob off by removing the small rubber cover and unthreading the retaining screw.
2. Remove the clamp head from the clutch body. 
3. Use a .25" punch and a mallet to remove the roll pin from your clamp head.
4. Remove the hinge pin and rear axle assembly. 
5. Unthread your brass nut.
6. Separate the threaded rod from the body of the clamp head by pulling apart the jaws.
7. Use a flathead screwdriver to pry the current cam pocket out of its rectangular housing.
8. Fit the new cam pocket in (you may have to hit it lightly with the mallet).
9. To install the threads back in, use the mallet to tap the rod into the cam pocket to remove the sleeve that secures the thread dogs. 
10. CAUTION: DO NOT remove the threaded rod after the stop sleeve has been taken out of the cam pocket. The threads inside are delicate and may fall out. 
11. Use Red Loctite to re-thread the brass nut to the back of the rod.
12. You can deform the last thread on the rod to further prevent the nut from coming off.
13. Reinstall hinge pin and align rear axle.
14. Reinstall roll pin.
15. Attach back into clutch body and thread rear tri-knob back on.
16. DONE!