any new fix for an old problem

[Avery Todd]

Paul,

Just wait until you come across a paper clip bent so as to take the
place of the coil spring under a jack on a vertical, or a popsicle
stick stuck behind a loose bass brige apron to stop the "rattling",
or, or, or........  :-)

Isn't it fun being retired? :-) I've still got a few more to do
though because I got a late start in university work.

Avery

>I noticed some of the dampers were slow as well and when I
>took one off, I discovered someone had put a dab of glue on the outside of
>the bushing apparently to keep the center pin from wandering.  Who comes
>up with these schemes anyway?  Oh well, more job security.
>
>Paul Kupelian, RPT
>kupelian@oswego.edu
>
>On Fri, 23 Feb 2001, jolly roger wrote:
>
>> Hi Paul,
>>               Shrink the bushing cloth with 50% water/alcohol, leave for
>> 24hrs to dry slowly.  It will shrink the bushing to size.
>> If you speed dry, it tends to over size the bushings.
>> Regards Roger
>>
>> At 08:18 PM 2/23/01 -0500, you wrote:
>> >Hi All,
>> >Since my retirement from my institutional work, I have been "out in the
>> >field" at some local colleges and schools.  A Baldwin 243HP action was
>> >treated several years ago with Naptha and mineral oil, and now gets very
>> >sluggish at times.  After I treat it with Protek, everything is fine for a
>> >while.  Is there any way short of replacing parts, pins and/or flanges, to
>> >drive out the mineral oil?
>> >
>> >I'm hoping in time the Protek will, but I'm looking for more sage advice
>> >from some of the old sages that have encountered the problem before.
>> >
>> >Paul Kupelian, RPT
>> >kupelian@oswego.edu
>> >
>>