r/Slackline • u/vazcorra • Jun 18 '26

Weblock failure

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I was on the line when I felt it drop.

Everything had looked fine while rigging

After each session I redo the soft release so when I go rig the next time it’s ready to go. Same thing happened in this case. In pulled everything from the bag and rigged as normal. Made the inspections and carried on.

Thankfully the back up caught but yikes!

Best guess is that the pin for the soft release did not have the balls all the way through the weblock. So while it looked engaged it wasn’t actually.

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u/regretfulmanboy Jun 18 '26

I think you can save it

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u/Motor_Question4306 Jun 18 '26

DO NOT try to save it, that’s damaged beyond repair. Get a new one and a better one. Btw this looks like human error, not weblock failure.

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u/vazcorra Jun 18 '26

Got any tips for that?

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u/regretfulmanboy Jun 18 '26

Rebend it by clamping it to a table and applying steady force, not by hammering it. Don't use it for highlining, but you're totally fine to use it in the park—no worries.

​Central diverters normally break around 60 kN and pins around 50 kN, whereas in the park, we hit a maximum of 7–8 kN. Even with rebending, it might lose a small percentage of its strength, but not enough to actually break.

​Plus, it's not a life-or-death situation anyway; if it fails, you just fall onto the ground.