My Defy shaft😝

[jtompilot]

Shaft started making a strange noise

 

[David in FL]

Damn

No bueno

 

[briankenobi]

It has a lifetime warranty. Send it back in and they will replace it.

 

[jtompilot]

It has a lifetime warranty. Send it back in and they will replace it.

Maybe I’ll get the new version

 

[briankenobi]

Maybe I’ll get the new version

That is what they would replace it with. They don't sell the gen 1 or gen 2 anymore.

 

[Kim Bye]

Not that unusual. If you're covered by warranty, email McDermott, if not any competent cuemaker can fix that.

 

[jtompilot]

Not that unusual. If you're covered by warranty, email McDermott, if not any competent cuemaker can fix that.

That’s what I thought. Looks like someone used hardly any epoxy on the ferrel insert.

 

[maha]

never saw anything like that. but im old school must be a jump cue. which i dont use.
but looks like something you would find in walmart.

and epoxy will crack if being hit a lot.

 

[Kim Bye]

That’s what I thought. Looks like someone used hardly any epoxy on the ferrel insert.

Well it should be a tight fit, so it will only be a thin layer of epoxy, so that's normal. The issue is almost always bad prep and the wrong epoxy used.

 

[GorstyBoy]

Shaft started making a strange noise

Well that's pointless...

 

[Double-Dave]

Fyi: The problem is with your ferrule coming loose

 

[Cord]

Fyi: The problem is with your ferrule coming loose

Yep. The front fell off.

 

[Crasher]

Thermal expansion occurring between dissimilar materials is typically to blame for issues like this. Don’t believe the folks that say leaving your cues in a hot/cold car won’t do anything, this is a likely result.

 

[JasonATX]

That is what they would replace it with. They don't sell the gen 1 or gen 2 anymore.

They will replace any gen 1/2 with a gen 3 for $150 as well.

 

[j2pac]

Shaft started making a strange noise

Contact the folks at McDermott first. Give them a chance to make things right.

 

[Paul Bell]

What happened? Did the Defy vault plate pop out of the shaft?

If so, and, if you don't want to go to the trouble of working with McDermott, can this be fixed by sanding off the old glue, cleaning with isopropyl alcohol, and regluing with super glue?

Here's a picture of a 2026 Defy front end. Doesn't look like your photo

 

[j2pac]

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What happened? Did the Defy vault plate pop out of the shaft?

If so, and you don't want to go to the trouble of working with McDermott, can this be fixed by sanding off the old glue, cleaning with isopropyl alcohol, and regluing with super glue?

Here's a picture of a 2026 Defy front end. Doesn't look like your photo

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I believe the newer Defy shafts had a different configuration/look than the first gen. I could be wrong...

 

[g0ds gReeN]

Please tell me incidents like this was the real reason they got dunked on so hard when the Defy first came out.

The 2nd picture is so unflattering that it looks fake as all get out. Like I was at Toys R Us not on drugs and Geoffrey the Giraffe said, "Here kid, tell your parents to buy this" kind of fake and 30 years later I ended becoming a magician using the same fucking tube because my parents taught me better than to waste money.

Contact the folks at McDermott first. Give them a chance to make things right.

They should pay for this man's kids' college funds while they're at it.

 

[JasonATX]

View attachment 904201
What happened? Did the Defy vault plate pop out of the shaft?

If so, and, if you don't want to go to the trouble of working with McDermott, can this be fixed by sanding off the old glue, cleaning with isopropyl alcohol, and regluing with super glue?

Here's a picture of a 2026 Defy front end. Doesn't look like your photo

View attachment 904202

A buddy in my Sunday league has a third gen that he bought late last year and I am almost certain that it has a gray ferrule/vault plate similar to the OPs. If I remember, I'll take a picture of it.