Help! Zeiss Conquest 10x42 Broken Tripod Cap

[BCwesternhunter]

Hey guys, I was trying to remove the front tripod mount cap on my Zeiss Conquest 10x42s and the cap broke off with the screw piece still inside. Has anyone re-tapped the hole for a tripod mount on a pair of these binos before? Thanks for the help!

 

[amo16]

I just removed mine the other day. Mine are from 2014 and you have to drill the center of the cap and then remove the cap with a small needle nose or similar. I wonder if you could do the same. There's a thread about it half way down the 2nd page of the optics forum.

 

[tjvance]

I took some needle nose pliers and gentle unscrewed mine. I have a pair that I put shrink tubing around the jaws so they don't mar things.