I would make sure that the pot that is connected to the small gear is
tight. You can loosen it to move it in or out to align the gears. A
bunch of grease isn't going to do anything but make a mess. You can
replace the pot if it's buggered as well but replacing any of those
bits can cause issues if you aren't really careful.
On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 8:40 PM, Mitch Patenaude <patenaude@gmail.com> wrote:
> My Star Wars is set up at work, and gets a fair amount of play.
>
> Last week I noticed that the Y travel was very stiff, and had a
> grinding feel/sound like the gear teeth were not meshing properly. I
> opened up the upper housing, and I can't see an obvious misalignment.
>
> Is this something I can adjust away?
> Should I just squirt some silicone grease in there?
> Is it dooooooooomed?
>
> Thanks,
> -_- Mitch
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