Tripod leg stop issue

peterk123

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So one of the legs on my benro tripod pulled out completely today. The stop failed. I took a functioning leg apart to see what was going on. The good leg had a thin plastic shim. The one that failed did not. I did a temporary fix by making a shim from duct tape. But that will not work long term. Anybody have any idea if this shims can be purchased anywhere? This tripod is barely a year old.

I have no idea what happened to the shim and how it could ever fall out. I need to look closer with a good light but I can't imagine that it is still in the upper tube.
 
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