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On 31 Jan 2003 at 9:27, Carver wrote: > The balls themselves wear out, causing the sloppiness. Aren't the sockets the softer part? > I have a roll of Teflon tape, adhesive on one side > (how did they do that anyway?) ;-) > Snip off a small piece, and with the sticky side to the socked side, > push the ball end into place with the Teflon side to the ball. One > would have to experiment with how much tape to use. > Too much = won't fit and might be too much friction. > Too little = no benefits. Could you do a double thickness? Would the adhesive stick to the previous layer of teflon? I really like this idea. It might well keep wear way down as a side effect. You shouldn't even need to lubricate it with the teflon in there. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/