[DeLuce]

Don't cut the damn thing off!   
I got the clamp upgrade kits for two of my poles and, rubbing my hands in anticipation, got to work. Cut cut cut, oh! I totally forgot about not whizzing the top Clamp off. Had to go to the dustbin, retrieve said clamp. Fortunately, I had cut it straight off the pole as the pole was quite worn at that p ; ;DDoint, so I just squeezed the pole remains in a vice and the clamp came away with no damage, lucky for me. Glued it back on .

[dazmond]

i remembered!!

ive changed clamps on all 3 poles.took me 3 hours!!

[DeLuce]

Nice one Daz.
I was too eager, so made a Muppet mistake   

[ben M]

thanks for the advice, i have to remember not to do the same mistake when i do mine 

[8weekly]

Wha poles have you got Daz? 

[ben M]

Wha poles have you got Daz? 

brodex? 

[Dougaldum]

Took me 10 mins to change mine because I didn't remove the clamps. I just changed the bolts and put the springs in off the new clamps. Job well done 

[Alex Gardiner]

Took me 10 mins to change mine because I didn't remove the clamps. I just changed the bolts and put the springs in off the new clamps. Job well done 

Whilst they are interchangeable, doing this will not upgrade your clamps properly and they will not work as they should long-term.

To get the full long-term effect of the new clamps you do need to change the body as well.

[KS Cleaning]

Done my 3 poles on saturday, I must have been a bit slow as by the time I got onto the last pole, the glue which I had still to apply to the pole had set

[Dougaldum]

Took me 10 mins to change mine because I didn't remove the clamps. I just changed the bolts and put the springs in off the new clamps. Job well done 

Whilst they are interchangeable, doing this will not upgrade your clamps properly and they will not work as they should long-term.

To get the full long-term effect of the new clamps you do need to change the body as well.

i know what your saying i will change them when need to but they working great for me