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Benro V2 Ball Head Teardown

Written By: Terrance
Published: May 7, 2025
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Benro V2 Ball Head Teardown

Written By: Terrance
Published: May 7, 2025
  • Comments: 0
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Teardown

What you need

This teardown is not a repair guide. To repair your Benro V2 Ball Head, use our service manual.

  1. Benro V2 Ball Head Teardown, The Title: step 1, image 1 of 1

    • Benro V2 Ball Head

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  2. Benro V2 Ball Head Teardown, Remove Pan Base: step 2, image 1 of 3 Benro V2 Ball Head Teardown, Remove Pan Base: step 2, image 2 of 3 Benro V2 Ball Head Teardown, Remove Pan Base: step 2, image 3 of 3

    • Loose pan lock

    • Rotate the base, expose and remove all 4 (four) M3 screws

    • Separate the base

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  3. Benro V2 Ball Head Teardown, Remove Pan Lock: step 3, image 1 of 3 Benro V2 Ball Head Teardown, Remove Pan Lock: step 3, image 2 of 3 Benro V2 Ball Head Teardown, Remove Pan Lock: step 3, image 3 of 3

    • Optional, Heat up here

    • Rotate the pan locking knob all the way out, remove the nut. (My screw is broken)

    • The threads on that screw are M5 and M4

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  4. Benro V2 Ball Head Teardown, Remove Ball Locking Plates: step 4, image 1 of 3 Benro V2 Ball Head Teardown, Remove Ball Locking Plates: step 4, image 2 of 3 Benro V2 Ball Head Teardown, Remove Ball Locking Plates: step 4, image 3 of 3

    • Remove the locking ring

    • Remove ball locking plates.

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  5. Benro V2 Ball Head Teardown, Damping Limiter Cover: step 5, image 1 of 2 Benro V2 Ball Head Teardown, Damping Limiter Cover: step 5, image 2 of 2

    • Remove the cover by rotating it counterclockwise. You might need something to grab it, and/or soften the thread-lock by heating. I drilled 2 holes.

    • Them remove damp limiter screw, using a coin or fingernail.

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  7. Benro V2 Ball Head Teardown, Remove Ball Lock Knob: step 6, image 1 of 3 Benro V2 Ball Head Teardown, Remove Ball Lock Knob: step 6, image 2 of 3 Benro V2 Ball Head Teardown, Remove Ball Lock Knob: step 6, image 3 of 3

    • Remove the clip

    • Remove washers

    • Pull off the knob

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  8. Benro V2 Ball Head Teardown, The Knob: step 7, image 1 of 1

    • And the friction scale.

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  9. Benro V2 Ball Head Teardown, Remove Floating Nut: step 8, image 1 of 2 Benro V2 Ball Head Teardown, Remove Floating Nut: step 8, image 2 of 2

    • Before removing the nut, you may want to remember its position.

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  10. Benro V2 Ball Head Teardown, The Large Nut: step 9, image 1 of 1

    • Turn it counterclockwise.

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  11. Benro V2 Ball Head Teardown, Ball Locking Screw Small Nut: step 10, image 1 of 2 Benro V2 Ball Head Teardown, Ball Locking Screw Small Nut: step 10, image 2 of 2

    • Heat this nut to ~ 150C, and remove it

    • I forgot to take photo of that.

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  12. Benro V2 Ball Head Teardown, Ball Locking Screw and Pushers: step 11, image 1 of 1

    • forgot to take photos. just remove this thing

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  13. Benro V2 Ball Head Teardown, Remove Friction Block: step 12, image 1 of 3 Benro V2 Ball Head Teardown, Remove Friction Block: step 12, image 2 of 3 Benro V2 Ball Head Teardown, Remove Friction Block: step 12, image 3 of 3

    • Just remove it

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  14. Benro V2 Ball Head Teardown, Remove Arca-swiss Lock: step 13, image 1 of 3 Benro V2 Ball Head Teardown, Remove Arca-swiss Lock: step 13, image 2 of 3 Benro V2 Ball Head Teardown, Remove Arca-swiss Lock: step 13, image 3 of 3

    • Remove the cap

    • unscrew

    • Pull and rotate to remove the knob

    • Then the ball is free. no photo here.

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