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johnm160:

you can pick up small tubes of loctite in a local autoparts store for 3 or 4 bucks.

If you do go that route get the blue not the red. The red generally requires a torch to remove which is not a good thing for the joystick. :o

JustMichael:

MameJunkie,
Have you tried wrapping the threads with teflon tape?  It is that white "tape" that plumbers wrap around pipe threads to ensure a water-tight seal.

MameJunkie:


--- Quote from: JustMichael on October 31, 2006, 11:30:37 am ---MameJunkie,
Have you tried wrapping the threads with teflon tape?  It is that white "tape" that plumbers wrap around pipe threads to ensure a water-tight seal.

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No...good idea...I have plenty of those lying around.
I'll also try Cornchip's idea of nail polish.

Thanks for all the info...I can play rough again : )

feeras:

With most japanese joysticks (unsure about the ultimarc though I've heard it's made by sanwa) you simply get a flathead screwdriver to hold the bottom bit of the joystick, and turn the balltop as hard as you can. You can reverse turn to lossen the balltop. All sanwa and seimitsu joysticks I've seen are tightened this way. I've yet to see any balltop come loose after doing this.

Hope this helps... 

MameJunkie:


--- Quote from: feeras on October 31, 2006, 06:40:37 pm ---With most japanese joysticks (unsure about the ultimarc though I've heard it's made by sanwa) you simply get a flathead screwdriver to hold the bottom bit of the joystick, and turn the balltop as hard as you can. You can reverse turn to lossen the balltop. All sanwa and seimitsu joysticks I've seen are tightened this way. I've yet to see any balltop come loose after doing this.

Hope this helps... 

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I've tried that but either I didn't do it correctly or my joysticks cant be tighten like that.


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