check your Pam metal strap before you lose the check balls and springs

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I just picked up a metal strap for my 29 and noticed 2 things, one it has sharp edges so its not as comfortable to wear as it should be and 2 on close examination not all the detent check balls are staked properly. So before I lost a spring and a check ball I we staked the strap. For those not familiar to what I am talking about the detent springs are in blind hole with a tiny spring and a check ball then the edge has a punch mark that deforms the edge of the hole so the ball stays in place, check yours carefully as the mine had 2 that where not staked right at the edge and eventually I would have lost the spring and the ball and good luck trying to find replacements. I used a small Philips screwdriver and a hammer to stake the edge other punches will do. To fix the comfort problem a white small stone in a Dremel and slow speed and about an hour later and now its as comfortable as my old full polished Breitling strap to wear.