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NoBonus:
I have a PC flightstick I am going to put in my control panel, but it creaks and squeaks whenever you move it.  I think the noise comes from the cheap plastic housing sections rubbing together, so how should I fix it?  Should I fill the flight stick with caulking to create less creak and give it a heavier feel? Or should try to glue the edges? Or should I fill the flight stick with gunpowder and watch the show?

NoBonus

NoOne=NBA=:
If you find out it definitely IS plastic to plastic contact (usually the plastic centering grommet thingy rubbing against the housing), try a little white lithium grease on the offending pieces.

If it's just the plastic itself creaking, there's really no fix for that, unless you can figure out which piece is creaking, and get it secured somehow (glue, screws, etc...).

Minwah:
PC sticks tend to do this :(

If you aren't in too much of a hurry and you don't mind spending a little more, I'd thoroughly recommend checking ebay for a cheap arcade analog stick.  Easier to mount and they feel a lot nicer IMO.  Not many come up here in the UK, but I would think you'd see a few if you're in the US...

NoBonus:

--- Quote from: Minwah on May 11, 2004, 05:36:48 pm ---PC sticks tend to do this :(

If you aren't in too much of a hurry and you don't mind spending a little more, I'd thoroughly recommend checking ebay for a cheap arcade analog stick.  Easier to mount and they feel a lot nicer IMO.  Not many come up here in the UK, but I would think you'd see a few if you're in the US...

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Yeah, but I already own the PC flightstick and free is always cheaper than eBay.  I am going to take the stick apart, examine it, and glue, caulk, and grease the thing until it either stops creaking or stops moving altogether.

NoBonus

Minwah:

--- Quote from: NoBonus on May 11, 2004, 11:29:13 pm ---Yeah, but I already own the PC flightstick and free is always cheaper than eBay.  I am going to take the stick apart, examine it, and glue, caulk, and grease the thing until it either stops creaking or stops moving altogether.

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Very true.  If you manage to stop the creaking I'd be interested to know how - I had one that did exactly the same...

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