pretator z shaft recall

[stunner316]

whats this im hearing about the z shaft being recaled. somthing about the ferrel. looked at a few websites but no news about it. any info?

 

[socks]

theres been quite a bit of talk of this in the main forum and in wanted/for sale forum. apparently there was some issue on the 314-2 and z-2 with how the farrules where lined up on the tennon. from what i can gather from other threads, no full recall but they are repairing damaged ones and have some form to fill out on thier website, though i was never able to find it. below are links to some of the other threads discusing this topic.

http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=57274

http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=57249

 

[stunner316]

thx socks for the info.

 

[PoolSponge]

I bought a Z2 shaft about 3 months ago. Loved it. Then during our league night a friend inadvertantly bumped my cue out of the holder and it fell to the floor. The ferrule broke in half. Half on the shaft and half on the floor. I sent the shaft back to Predator and they not only repaired the shaft but sent me a new one as well. Nice. Now though the new shaft is making a tick sound. I checked the tip and I can't see any cracks. I am hoping when I replace the tip that that is all it is. I understand that the second generation shafts are being made overseas and the quality may be lower than what is expected. I am no cuesmith but it does seem like there is a problem with the second gens in the ferrule somewhere.