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Samsonite telescope handle jammed
The telescopic handle on my wife's Samsonite carry-on jammed open in the
extended position last week in the middle of a business trip, I've just spent the last few hours trying to fix it without success. The lining material unzips to reveal the base of the telescopic tubes inside the case, to get any further I had to remove the handle and several screws to reveal the problem - in the extended position two locking pins pop out of the sides of the tubes inside the case, and no amount of lube, pushing or shuffling gets the mechanism working again. Any more disassembly means virtually tearing the case to pieces. This is really frustrating, and it looks like we'll have to get a replacement, although it's not even two years old. Does anyone have recommendations? Need a carry-on size with four wheels and separate sections for documents and clothes. I used to think Samsonite was the best, but not any longer. |
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On Jun 9, 6:28*pm, Tom P wrote:
The telescopic handle on my wife's Samsonite carry-on jammed open in the extended position last week in the middle of a business trip, I've just spent the last few hours trying to fix it without success. * The lining material unzips to reveal the base of the telescopic tubes inside the case, to get any further I had to remove the handle and several screws to reveal the problem - in the extended position two locking pins pop out of the sides of the tubes inside the case, and no amount of lube, pushing or shuffling gets the mechanism working again. Any more disassembly means virtually tearing the case to pieces. This is really frustrating, and it looks like we'll have to get a replacement, although it's not even two years old. Does anyone have recommendations? Need a carry-on size with four wheels and separate sections for documents and clothes. I used to think Samsonite was the best, but not any longer. I had this problem once with a different type of suitcase. It turned out, after I had strip the whole thing apart, that the problem was not so much to do with the telescopic tubes, but the mechanism at the handle. The bit you press/squeeze to release the telescopic facility. |
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Tom P wrote: The telescopic handle on my wife's Samsonite carry-on jammed open in the extended position last week in the middle of a business trip, I've just spent the last few hours trying to fix it without success. The lining material unzips to reveal the base of the telescopic tubes inside the case, to get any further I had to remove the handle and several screws to reveal the problem - in the extended position two locking pins pop out of the sides of the tubes inside the case, and no amount of lube, pushing or shuffling gets the mechanism working again. Any more disassembly means virtually tearing the case to pieces. This is really frustrating, and it looks like we'll have to get a replacement, although it's not even two years old. Does anyone have recommendations? Need a carry-on size with four wheels and separate sections for documents and clothes. I used to think Samsonite was the best, but not any longer. I'm not sure where you are. Magellan's most recent catalog (in the U.S.) featured some attractive and colorful soft-sided luggage from a French manufacturer. If I were still traveling and needed luggage, I'd be tempted. |
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Samsonite telescope handle jammed
On 06/09/2012 07:14 PM, aquachimp wrote:
On Jun 9, 6:28 pm, Tom wrote: The telescopic handle on my wife's Samsonite carry-on jammed open in the extended position last week in the middle of a business trip, I've just spent the last few hours trying to fix it without success. The lining material unzips to reveal the base of the telescopic tubes inside the case, to get any further I had to remove the handle and several screws to reveal the problem - in the extended position two locking pins pop out of the sides of the tubes inside the case, and no amount of lube, pushing or shuffling gets the mechanism working again. Any more disassembly means virtually tearing the case to pieces. This is really frustrating, and it looks like we'll have to get a replacement, although it's not even two years old. Does anyone have recommendations? Need a carry-on size with four wheels and separate sections for documents and clothes. I used to think Samsonite was the best, but not any longer. I had this problem once with a different type of suitcase. It turned out, after I had strip the whole thing apart, that the problem was not so much to do with the telescopic tubes, but the mechanism at the handle. The bit you press/squeeze to release the telescopic facility. The button in the handle retracts the pins higher up on the telescope arms, and that works. |
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Samsonite telescope handle jammed
On 6/9/2012 12:28 PM, Tom P wrote:
The telescopic handle on my wife's Samsonite carry-on jammed open in the extended position last week in the middle of a business trip, I've just spent the last few hours trying to fix it without success. The lining material unzips to reveal the base of the telescopic tubes inside the case, to get any further I had to remove the handle and several screws to reveal the problem - in the extended position two locking pins pop out of the sides of the tubes inside the case, and no amount of lube, pushing or shuffling gets the mechanism working again. Any more disassembly means virtually tearing the case to pieces. This is really frustrating, and it looks like we'll have to get a replacement, although it's not even two years old. Does anyone have recommendations? Need a carry-on size with four wheels and separate sections for documents and clothes. I used to think Samsonite was the best, but not any longer. Take a look at Eagle Creek ORV Trunk 22 Entire interior is non-partitioned. Documents go in an outside pocket...accessible by horizontal zipper across the *bottom* of the bag. Small zippered pocket accessible at the outside top of the bag. Luggage tag/ID accessible on side of bag via zipper. Only 2 wheels though. (My wife likes hers.) |
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