I have no personal experience with failed hammer studs or Smith’s warranty when applied to this problem.

However, we’ve seen a number of folks reporting failures of this part along with Smith’s uncharacteristic unwillingness to honor the warranty when applied to this defect.

Seems like the frequency of reported defects in the hammer stud is much greater nowadays than in the past and that Smith is reluctant to fix this problem.

Perhaps the downturn in sales and revenue Smith has experienced since the election has Smith’s bean counters cutting the warranty parameters, hunting for ways to avoid fixing this problem.