Tom, Thank you for that tidbit. I service several 10 yr+ old Yamahas, and would guess that that will come up! On Tue, 15 Aug 2000 18:00:18 -0700 Tom Cole <tcole@cruzio.com> writes: > A pedal squeak can be elusive, especially when it goes away when you > start to investigate (and doesn't return for 2 weeks). Such was the > case > with a C7 Yamaha, until recently when I was able to push up on the > pitman dowel and hear it squeak but the damper tray didn't squeak > when > pushed with a screwdriver. > > I looked at the dowel after I pulled it out. It had pins top and > bottom > and the top pin was clad with a clear plastic sleeve. Looking > closer, I > noticed that a part of the sleeve had worn through to the metal and, > I > assume, was allowing metal to metal contact. I called Yamaha and > found > out that no replacement part is available but that they recommend > removing the old sleeve and replacing with heat shrink tubing. > > I didn't think this was widely known so I offer it to the List. > > Tom Bill Schlipf Bloomington, IL ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.
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