Howdy
I just joined this group. I have a G11 mount. One of the annoyances I
initially had was stiction, especially in the dec axis, when the
mount
was moved manually to use the analog setting circles or sweeping the
field without using the axis motion paddle. The dec axis is
especially
prone to this stiction because the weight of the saddle and load is
supported by the nylon washer in the clutch assmbly rather then the
roller bearings as is the case on the RA axis. It gets noticeably
worse as the temperature drops.
THE SOLUTION:
I replaced both axis nylon washers with teflon washers fabbed out of
0.030in sheet. This has completely solved the stiction problem and
made the motions buttery smooth.
Also I found the green grease used to lube bicycle bearings to work
well for lubing the rollar bearings. A little goes a long way.
Bill Faatz
