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i was in knutsons today and they told me that clam was recalling the clam plates with the gearbox and the gearbox kits due to reports of the plastic gear shredding
So let me get this straight. If I just bought a Clam plate in the last 30 days at Bass Pro in Utica, New York I would be OKAY??? No conversion box at all?? Because I tried my drill on the Clam Plate and it turn at the same revolutions as drill and plate. Kim
Thanks for posting this and the heads up. I just bought the gear box from Reeds a couple of weeks ago. I guess I need to call Clam and see about returning it. If I understand it correctly all the gear boxes that currently exist are defective.
it may happen it may not but Clam...
I almost pulled the trigger a while back on the gear box ...was going to retro fit it to my Gen 2 Plate ...think I will wait till end of season to get some real world reviews ...plan B would be the K-Drill unit or a StrikeMaster Lithium Lazer .
before this gets out of hand I would like to post this :As one of Clams pro staff members I have been asked by Clam to come in here and set the record straight as to what is going on with the gear box recall. the issue at hand is not the Clam auger plate it self but the gear boxes that just came out this year. they have identified about 200 gear boxes that had bad gears in them and there has been a issue with the gears breaking as they are a powdered metal gear and not a cut gear. Clam has issued a recall to all retailers to get the gear boxes back and once they are all back Clam will be releasing a replacement gear box that will have cut gears instead of the powder metal gears. here is the official statement from Clam :The facts are as follows: We’ve identified an issue with a defective gear in some of the gear boxes that attach to the Clam auger conversion plate. There is NO issue with any of the conversion drill plates themselves, and this is NOT a safety concern. The issue is specific only to gear boxes shipped over the past 60 days. To be sure all gear boxes sold are in perfect working condition, Clam has asked retailers to return to Clam the gear boxes as well as the conversion kit that includes an 8” auger and a gear box. Clam will be replacing the gear boxes and getting the units back out to stores over the next two weeks. Anyone who has a gear box in their possession that fails (we believe there are approximately 200 in consumers hands that may be defective) should call Clam. You will be shipped a replacement gear box within the next couple of weeks along with a return slip so you can return your defective unit. Any questions please call 1-800-ice-fish or email us at [email protected]. so if you happen to have one of the gear boxes please get ahold of Clam customer service and they will take care of you.
Please excuse my ignorance, but I was wondering............. ...................... .............does the latest version of the Clam Plate have the gear reducer built into it? or do you still need to buy the (external) gear box?
Oh, so you have to buy the Clam Plate and the gearbox even if you get the latest version clam plate? (or buy the kit) But either way you are looking at $140+?
Happened within four seconds of using it...Junk...I've tried emailing them and have heard nothing...<°)))>{
So what email should I use? Did Clam merge with Ice Gator or something?Sheesh!