How to Fix a Flexi Leash (without screws)
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- Опубликовано: 31 июл 2024
- How to fix a Flexi leash without screws. All other videos say there are screws on the side, but mine doesn't have any. I hope this helps everyone else with a broken Flexi leash. If you need any more help, feel free to comment!
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Brilliant fix. Just a couple of tips from my experience. Avoid removing the large wheel - it will detach the main spring! But if you do this by mistake you can re-attach it - just make sure the end of the spring fits down the centre of the spindle. Rewind the wheel anticlockwise - against the pressure of the spring - without winding the tape/cord of the lead onto the spool - as many turns as you can. Then slowly release the tension of the spool to wind on the lead - avoiding twists in the tape.
yeh would have helped if he mentioned that in the video
Watch out - if you will rewind the wheel anticlockwise "as many turns as you can", you will end up with a broken spring as it just happened to me - so do not follow this - it is I dictated to rewind anticlockwise just 2 or 3 turns - you have to feel some average tension in the spring, but do not force that to maximum as @paintboxpash said.
@@somebodyelseme1526 It's a while since I did the procedure, but I wasn't suggesting you "force" the mechanism. Obviously you have to apply some feel to the situation.
It happened to me, with a little patience I managed to put it again in its place.
my issue is the leash will not retract/recoil. when i opened the device, i did not find any main spring. unless it fell out, where might i find it?
This helped a ton. I was confounded by the lack of screws on mine. Your video gave me the confidence to just pry it open, carefully. My wife sewed the leash back together on her sewing machine. My only issue remaining is that when I put it back together, I did not have enough tension. I will take it apart again and try to get that right, but even with less tension, it still works and is better than buying a new leash. Already took our puppy out for a walk with it. Just need to make sure he does not bite through it again!
Thank you I dropped mine by mistake and the retractable stopped working, you have saved me the cost of a new lead and have fixed mine x
Really helpful - this short video just saved me the cost of a new lead; all it needed was a good clean out and a bit more lubrication. Thank you!!
You just saved my day. In fact, I thought the spring was damaged but right after loosening the case a bit it just started to work again.
I went a dog beach , took the big 28 feet leach , lots a sand got inside the trigger mechanism stopped working the wheel was fine , but I was worried had to but a new one , thanks for the video tip , it help me a lot and saved me on not muting a new , all I did was unwind the string water cleaned it , and put it back together with adding a bit of skirt of WD-40 on the parts that had grease and parts like the spring mechanism was .
Thank you! My wife will be surprised when she'll finds out my mechanical skills.
Great video, thank you. This morning our dog succeeded in gnawing through the leash about 0.2m from the end, and my reactions were far too slow to prevent the super-efficient spring mechanism from rewinding the remaining 4.8m (including the chewed-off end) safely inside the handle. One suggestion, which I only discovered after making a fair amount of cosmetic damage to the plastic casing, is that there's a slot below the handle that's just wide enough to take the prongs of a claw hammer: using the hammer head as a lever made the dismantling process even easier.
thanks guy, i saved some money thanks to your video, dogs dont understand about salary and work, but too0 much about rabbits and cats.
Thank you, my lead had jammed, was able to prise it partly apart without dislodging the spring and untangle the knot. Much appreciated!
Fixed!!! A little tricky reattaching the spring to the middle. Saved 18 dollars buying a new one although its a little shorter now lol! Next time put a knot so it doesn't eat the rope.
Really helpful video. My dog chewed the line. I'm gonna try this. 🙏🏻Thank you for posting this.
Thanks for the video, I thought that may be the way to get it apart but it was good to see it done. Our had not broken or chewed it had just gotten stuck and would net extend past about 6 feet. Once disassembled I found the lead had gotten stuck under the knot that sacred the lead to the retractable wheel.
Use a steel ruler as a pry to open the case. It can be opened without any damage. A screwdriver works, but it will likely cause damage to the casing.
Dude awesome fix great video. You saved me a ton of money. Thanks again.
Thanks dude! I was getting ready to take a hacksaw to mine!
Thank you very much for your help. Very straightforward. Saved me having to go back to the "retale" store
Glad it helped!
Very helpful, thanks a lot! Just fixed it with the help of this video and works perfect now :-)
Happy to help!
Super handy and usefull, thank you so mug for this video!!
Thanks! Just fixed mine. Damn screwless stuff...
Good Job. Thank You.
Thank you for doing this!
I FIXED IT, TYSM!
super helpful - thank you :)
Ty good sir! You just saved me $20 bucks 🤗🙏
Glad I could help
Thank you so much!
Thank you very much for the content, it saved me from buying a new leash. I'll do some improvements at the end of it, asking a shoemaker to sew an extra stripe of kevlar over the leash, just to avoid dogs screw it again.
Thank's very much; you're a leash saver. Stored on favorites for the next time the fuzzy dinosaur spots a cat.
Thanks a lot!
Very good video and telling - good musics also
Thank you!
jipp i was almost there! just need a little more force! thanks for this great video!
Great video.
molte grazie!!! ci sono riuscito anch'io. thank you very much
Sometimes the dog can get his teeth into the last foot or so of the leash. I’ve had this happen a couple of times. I bring it to my shoemaker and he cuts off the worn part and reattaches the metal clip with strong stitching. The one thing I would suggest is to make sure the plastic housing sides are secure when you close it up again. I think I will put some black tape around the edge of the handle to help keep the shell together as I’m not sure if it’s as secure as it was before I opened it. Thanks for making this video
Very helpfull mate th.
Finally. All the ones I saw were older middles.
Happy to help!
Thanks 😊 🙏🏼
Thank you
Thanks !!!
I've been mulling over how to make a good dual flexi leash. My idea was to split two open and 3D print a spacer that will fit between the two halves, with their handles cut down. The spacer would have the handle, and once I get that far I'll have to come up with a a new way to work the triggers. Anyway, I started disassembling like this, but didn't want to total the main leash I use for walks, so thanks for the great video! Now I know how to disassemble and what to expect. This project of mine seems more plausible now :)
What was the problem in this case? My Flexi Giant Neon Lhas the spring broken. It is assemled with screws .
Thx. Got if fixed.
Thanks for the tutorial on opening this leash. Super helpful! Once I've opened the leash I have found the problem- the white (triggered controlled) plastic part that stops the leash from extending by locking into the reel is broken. I have glued it back together but I am certain that will not hold for long. Is there anywhere I could purchase this specific piece?
Unfortunately, there are no parts suppliers for these leashes. If you have access to a 3D printer, you may be able to make a part from ABS plastic.
I was able to use a thin slotted driver and a needle nose pliers to pull the (ribbon) cord out. no need to disassemble ...
Thanks for this. Great money saver! Mine broke about 3 cm from the leash clip. Once it retracted in I had to pry the tape out, but it seems the reel has over retracted as the tape is now slack over the first 70 cm. Doesn't retract back in. Any solution? I havnt opened up the unit yet
I would say open it up again and start from scratch, putting more tension on the rewind spring (not the spring that locks/unlocks the rewind mechanism). It's far better to under-wind it than to injure yourself or damage the mechanism by over-tightening it.
does the trigger looking part go .it fell out when he first opened it😢
There's something wrong with the "Winding in the opposite direction" 2:24. I have almost the same and when I release the brake goes in wrong direction and the leash remain inside.... Am I right?
You should be winding counterclockwise, so that the leash will go in clockwise.
It's easy to get a halfway open one opened. As long as it is completely closed it is very difficulty to get a gap into the two pieces
How do I swap out the chewed leash?
I have not done it yet but I will be surprised if the whole thing does not explode on me like a jack in the box.
Mine after putting bit together it didn't work like before. The pull back is not working. I have a beagle whom think everything is a food .. thanks for everything.
How can I fix the retractable leash if it was chewed by my dog and it was broken from the end but the leash came all the way in.
If you can sew, consider sewing the chewed end back on with some high-strength thread. Otherwise, just knot it back on and wrap the knot with duct tape to keep it from slipping. Then follow the video to rewind the spring and reassemble it.
@@kolbevilla thanks!
What if there’s no hole at the bottom?
Great video but what happened during the time you cut the video? Did it just take a long time? JW, didn't want to miss anything
Yep, just didn’t want to take too long to show everything.
YES, THAT'S MY PROBLEM TOO. even the amount of breakage is the same
by the way the sound is very nice
How best to re-attach the end of the leash to the metal clasp?
Just knot the slack end of the leash to the ring on the clasp. Or, if you can sew, you might consider sewing it back together. That would be more secure.
I had a leather sleeve bit covering the joined areas right near the metal clasp. I cut that off and removed the bit of leash remaining. Then I threaded the main leash back through once and went through the metal clasp. Then I went back through the leather sleeve like thing and tied off with a square knot. The leather sleeve bit makes it more secure. Next I'll try using a lighter to melt a little of the broken leash piece. If it melts then I'll melt the trailing end of the square knot so it won't unravel.
Nice 1 my 9 month old G.S.D. took aprox 25 seconds to bite through the top weight 60kilos Flexi that had only bought 2 months ago after he did the same to the 35kilo flexi before he was 35k to, he is now only 37k to so flexi your anti bite leashes are not near what you claim when a GSD disagrees with his/her leash even only in play as mine was and also my present GSD is my 13th one having had this breed my whole life, now it's back to normal unbitable soft chrome chain leash and check chain that has served for many years even the leather handle a 1/4 of the price and 100% never mind at ease as you know you won't lose your Dog off it or to a passing vehicle etc to.Also check what the Police using a very long leash chasing running criminals as we see on TV nowadays....
suppose there are many different variants of leash on the market.
some people are also more -handy- with their hands.
others have two left hands...
I have at the moment the same problem. and i have two - left - hands...
on top of it, i have an old leash with an 8 m band. the black one.
not anyone shows that here.
most of the new ones have 5 m only.
lets see if i can fix mine...
Ohh its a bugger to get started !
Advise putting a towel down as it likes to spin on the table.
Also perhaps wear gloves that screw driver slips and your slashing your wrists !
Awesome thanks. Screwless of course...discourage you from repairs and cheaper to manufacture...
Happy to help!
Great video,
But if the spring is broken, pup out the center piece to expose the spring, be careful that spring don't leave it's housing, it could cause a severe damage to you, wear safety glass, and long sleeve shirt in case spring come loose,
With a plier make a hoop and engage it with center slotted post,
By inserting it in the slot,
Then follow the video to install
The rest
Great video. Thanks
Does anyone know the best way to repair the leash back together?
If yours has pins, just hold onto the line to maintain tension while you push each pin back into place. If yours has screws, it may be easier to have someone else hold the line while you screw the halves back together.
to reattach the leash itself, where chewed apart, a "water knot" is best -- better than a square knot or any other knot I know.
It’s john
I see u have already part opened yours. Mine is sealed all round and can't get the screw driver in anywhere
There should be a small gap that you can wiggle your screwdriver into to start. It might dent the case a bit but that is a hazard of this repair.
I got sand in mine and the trigger is stuck now 🥲 no screws either. Pretty obvious they design these to discourage fixing them
You'd think, for the price, these wouldn't constantly break left and right.
you didn't show the result at the end wich is VERY suspicious to me!! i understand the closing part of this fix at the very end is very difficult and often go wrong and you can start all over again LOL
Lol yep I didn’t show that- I honestly don’t remember if it worked after that first repair attempt, but I can confirm that we still use that same leash daily for our 70 lb Belgian Tervuren.
i can’t even open it haha
DON'T FOLLOW THIS! I had the exact same model, opened up the leash and COMPLETELY DESTROYED the leash.
The big box stores are your haters lol , damn it another fix it vid, we can't fool them by making them screwless lmao .. new word screwless I'm a dork . Thank you for your help
I just broke my flexi leash
When i open this flexi now I understand why they make like this because they want to easy be destroyed to buy new one...
Well dam dude, you didn't show how you fixed the cord
Sorry man- I’ll look into editing something in. My solution was to fold the broken end through the metal clip and then I sewed it together and wrapped it in duct tape for reinforcement.
123,000 views and counting lol
You did not fix the flexi leash it did not go back together
Don't get stresset, just buy a new one.
He didnt fixed it! He didnt showed it working and winding back😉
he didnt take the reel out...the reel back is a spring in the center of the reel which slots into the plastic notch...if you look into the center of the reel you will see the spring...its impossible to get to...just buy a new one and next time you know...dont take the reel off...
@@carlblyth8479 Actually it does open up (I had to make new bent on coil strip bcoz last end point snapped off). Take the real (white colour) out - insert screw driver in hole and pray out. Easy
BTW you could buy a new coil strip too. I dont like it screwless, as it causes dents by the screwdriver otherwise you could replace parts in this for a long time.
It sure did not work and that's why you cut the video at the end and did not show testing the leash
Actually it did work, we still use that leash today!
Well all I gained out of this video was how to open, disassemble, reassemble and close the unit. Nothing related to the broken fabric part of the leash where the fabric was chewed. Did you replace the entire fabric portion with a new length, or did you repair the end that got chewed off by removing the metal hooking device from the damaged part and attaching it to the portion not damaged? After watching this I learned nothing about how to repair the fabric portion that was damaged. In my opinion, this video did not address the damaged leash fabric at all. Also no explanation at the beginning about what was going to be fixed.
I tied the two chewed apart ends back together using a "water knot". It's a great knot for flat webbing.
Just a suggestion: Choose a quiet space to record your videos. The background noise is really annoying.
Throw it away. You tied a knot in it, it could easily break under pressure. The whole case now could crack open. Your dog runs off with the leash bouncing after him-or it snaps and the end hits you in the face or worse. Oh , and you won't be able to sue as you violated the warranty.
Flexi leashes are dangerous-get a long web training leash and coil it in your hand-10 to 15 ft is planty.
Stupid-but stupid to use these anyway-they are not safe and teach your dog to pull by giving constant tension. You do no have real control of your dog. It's a tape measure. Go buy a leash!
Nothing in this video is about fixing the leash.
Did you watch it? I think 5 minutes and 10 seconds of the video is about fixing the leash.
Then I'm lucky it did teach me how to fix the leash, because it did.
It taught me how to separate the halves -- just what I needed. I've fixed tape measures before. That and lots of other fixing things and a positive attitude enabled me to re-attach the spring when I pulled the reel off the center post (Don't do that), wind the leash on, wind the reel about 3 turns of tension, and squeeze the halves back together (with the help of a bench vise with soft jaws). The knot I used to tie the leash back together is called a water knot -- very good for flat webbing, and pretty simple. The leash works well again, with a knot reminding me to not (pun noted) leave our dog on the leash unattended.