I took off the scopes and loosened the clutch knob. still a little stiff. I pulled the shaft out and saw NO marks of any kind on the shaft that would indicate rubbing somewhere. When I pulled the shaft away from the clutch just a whisker it was smooth. so my thought is the clutch plates are causing it to be a little stiff. Nature of the beast I guess. Because all else seems fine.A curly spring washer would probably do the trick like it did on the RA axis but they tell me they don't make one for the Dec axis. So I guess it is what it is.
Greg
