Got some canned compressed air today and sprayed it into the base at the bottom of the stick

Seems to be a lot smoother - maybe I dislodged a bit of crap in there?

Anyway - fingers crossed I may have solved the issue

If it comes back I will put some silicon spray on it - I have some on order from Amazon - should arrive next week

Thanks for your help MudWasp

Hope it works well for you!

Here in the States I can find most stuff like this at an automotive or tractor supply store, or even a big hardware home repair retail chain store.

Another helpful tool or item to have around is a magnifying glass, glass and stand combo, or those goofy looking variable powered glasses. Saw a tv ad for one with lights on it.

A multi tip magnetized screw driver is huge, same for air source

alcohol for cleaning


In the videos the guys work over a work station with a hard surface. I put a towel down when removing small parts so they don't take a crazy bounce and wind up God knows where.

Oh, if a screw or metal part should fall into a carpet, use an old speaker magnet dangled just above the floor to search and rescue it. This works great for working on vehicles too outdoors under the shade tree when a nut or bolt goes awol.