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TIPS FOR RESTORING WICO LEAF JOYSTICKS
GroovyTuesdaY:
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--- Quote from: GroovyTuesdaY on February 08, 2004, 11:29:24 pm ---what people do normally when they get older used wico leaf joysticks. Do you clean the contacts? Disassemble them and clean all the parts....etc, etc.... Do you normally need to replace anything typically and so on and so forth.
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Any used stuff I get, I disassemble and clean, lubricate, etc. all the parts. It helps me know how it works mechanically and it gets 20 years of gunk out of the stuff.
YMMV,
Rocky
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Ok, i got a leaf stick apart and im not sure what i should use to clean the center ring of the rubber grommet. Its really rusty , as were the joystick shafts. I took the joystick shaft onto my lathe and used some super fine sand paper to shine the shaft up really nice! I was surprised at how nice it cleaned up . After words i tooks some special spray lubricant that i use at work and sprayed it down real well. Supposedly after this stuff dries its supposed to leave a light filmd of some kind on there, but i cdouldn't feel it lol. Its similar to wd-40, but smells a little sweeter. lol.
So, my real concern is with the metal ring in the middle of the grommet. Any thoughts on what to use to clean that? Its VERY rusty on the inner diameter and after shining up the joystick shafts i really didn't want to put them back in there without cleaning the ring if its possible. I didn't want to just spray the lube in there as i know oils are bad for rubber, so does anyone have any suggestions?
Groovy~:D
paigeoliver:
Try a small drill bit inside the metal ring, act like you are sanding it with the bit. That is if you can't find a proper drill attachment that is thin enough.
HagHore:
You could try putting some rust cleaner on a fat pipe cleaner. Or use a round file or wire brush. Or you could cut up some steel wool or a brillo pad and use that with some rust cleaner.
GroovyTuesdaY:
--- Quote from: HagHore on February 11, 2004, 12:34:10 pm ---You could try putting some rust cleaner on a fat pipe cleaner. Or use a round file or wire brush. Or you could cut up some steel wool or a brillo pad and use that with some rust cleaner.
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Only thing with the rust cleaner is, that if it contacts the rubber grommet, it will start reacting with the rubber and start eating at it. Oils and rubber don't mix.
Why do you think they tell you not to use oil based lubes with condoms. lol.
groovy~ :D
HagHore:
There are rust remover products that are not harmful to rubber.
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