Don't think so. Looks like two halves of swivel are machined together. BTW Check the price of a replacement. Then finish the sentence, I love Slingshot because.........osealy wrote:We have a 2012 bar and the bearing is failing. We just got a 2nd hand 2011 bar and the bearing is siezed and rust stained. Is it possible to open the swivel and change the bearing? Thanks.
This is an old thread, but I wanted to see if anyone has come up with alternatives to either swap the swivel out for something else or keep it working as designed.windyway wrote:I don't like the 2012 SS swivel, and there must be better designs out there.
It seems to be the only bad component of the kite.
1. It's bulky size and heavy weight are prone to start a tangle, if you slack your lines.
2. On my 3 kites, the bearing is frozen with salt and sand every time.
3. My bearings have rust dripping out from the China stainless.
4. The bad swivel adds a lot of issues, and doesn't function as intended.
5. I'd like to modify my bar and get rid of it, but that would be an issue at resale time.
6. The Naish swivel is very very similar, how well does it work?
Conclusion: I would prefer simple and lightweight mouse ears or a chicken loop swivel.
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