U360 Maintenance

[AlienInferno]

Sorry if this has been asked before but I've been playing with one of the U360's I recieved a few days ago.  It seems to stick ever so slightly when I try and move the stick slowly in one direction.  If I'm going from one side to the other it works fine but trying to hit halfway between the center point and a side it seems to stick a little.  Mods are stiffer springs and octogonal restrictor.  Just wondering what maintenance might be needed?  A little oil/silicone grease here or there perhaps?  Also on the restrictor which side is supposed to face toward the top?  

[Woodshop Flunky]

Once I started playing with the U360, I noticed the same behavior.  If I moved swiftly, everything was fine, but small slower movement produced a "rubbing" effect.  It sounded bad and felt worse.  I told my dad it sounded like I was chopping wood.

I went and got some white lithium grease and put it on the bearing pivot of the joystick. Put it back together and played it for a while.  Then I broke it down and applied a little more grease.  Since then, I've had no sticking, and the stick feels very smooth.

I'm very happy with the stick now, and even if I have to grease it every so often, it is worth it to me.

[AlienInferno]

Yeah I was thinking it needed a little grease. Just wanted to make sure before I did anything.  Don't want to ruin my new sticks.

[drventure]

At one point, I thought Andy had said not to use any grease/oil on the u360's, but then if I recall, there was a mention that they were going to start.

I was having similar problems with mine. I disassembled them and puffed a generous amount of graphite (a dry power lube used in clocks a lot) in there (between bearing on the shaft and the plastic part of the base that it rests in) and that seems to be working quite well. Plus it can't gum up (which is why it's used in clocks).

[Gray_Area]

I was having similar problems with mine. I disassembled them and puffed a generous amount of graphite (a dry power lube used in clocks a lot) in there (between bearing on the shaft and the plastic part of the base that it rests in) and that seems to be working quite well. Plus it can't gum up (which is why it's used in clocks).

Graphite is messy. I've learned not to use it on anything indoors or with electronics around it.

[syph007]

At one point, I thought Andy had said not to use any grease/oil on the u360's, but then if I recall, there was a mention that they were going to start.

I was having similar problems with mine. I disassembled them and puffed a generous amount of graphite (a dry power lube used in clocks a lot) in there (between bearing on the shaft and the plastic part of the base that it rests in) and that seems to be working quite well. Plus it can't gum up (which is why it's used in clocks).

It was silicon grease that Andy recommends.