Thank out for this video! I had no idea. Now I know in which order the plastic parts have to go inside. Simply UNBELIEVABLE how even expensive tripods relying on such cheap loose plastic parts!

Thanks Eric for a great video. I have had a RRS tripod and ball head (55) for some time. Wipe it down after each use etc. Had not given it a good cleaning in a while. I was shooting in Acadia National and lower leg would come off it extended too far. Came back after downloading images cleaned and repaired everything. A good refresher since it was some time You guys are the best.

Thanks man!!! I haven’t had my tripod for very long and accidentally unscrewed one of the legs all the way off and was freaking out when I couldn’t put it back together. This vid saved me so thank you

thank you so much, this video really made my day. I have a manfrotto twist lock and it got jammed and then came apart and all the little pieces fell out... :) and this video helped me put it back together and now it's working perfectly. Now I would be quite confident to take the whole thing apart and clean it! Thanks again!

Great video. I just got back from shooting on the coast and one of my twist locks is jammed up with sand. This will help fix it.

Well done! One point for thoroughness: before reinserting the clean tube into the larger one, it might be best to first clean the inside of the larger one, or at least check to see that it's clean -- especially if the user had neglected to extend the bottom section before immersing the leg in a dirty place. Also, removing excess grease from the outside should be done with a solvent like alcohol, otherwise one could get grease residue on one's fingers. I would use alcohol to clean the threads, as well.

Thanks man. Very helpful! Must know info for tripod owners!

Awesome tutorial video! Really clear!

Great way of removing the manufacturers graphite dry lubricant and replacing it with dust and dirt attracting wet lubricant!

this video saves my monopod. total love and greatfull.

Anyone know where to buy the polymer anti twist sleeves.... they tend to break easily and very hard to source from suppliers here in Ireland

I think u need to give serial numbers to your tripod maintenance video series along the title...it would help for continuity

about to do my first cleaning on my 34L today.. is a dry grease an option as well for the twist lock threads?

Tip. Use some graphite on the plastic sleeves.

How do I replace the rings?

Hi there, I have a Giottos tripod and it has two metal gims - well that is what I think they are. They both don’t thread into the twist lock. Any ideas?

Thanks for sharing...

sorry, O rings.

Wonder if it is possible to replace flip locks with twist locks? Does anyone know? I have a Manfrotto 055XPRO.

You skipped over how to dry the inside of the tube. How do I do that?

My twist lock is stuck in that tube badly it's not coming plz tell me how shd I do

Any suggestions for replacing the locking gib if / when it breaks? Thanks.