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Originally Posted by RugbyRene
So I applied some grease to the azimuth and altitude bolts. Azimuth is fine and moves nice and smooth (it always did but thought I'd apply some grease for good measure).
The altitude bolt is another matter. Applied the grease and made sure it was evenly distributed along the screw. Problem is the tightness/jerkiness when turning the bolt is still there. I did some investigation and have found that if I lift the mount from the counter-weight bar, there is significant play (up to a degree). If I then apply load to the mount (by putting the counter-weights on) it looks as if the added pressure causes the teeth bind and this is what causes the stiff/jerky movements. If I lift from the counter weight it releases this pressure and on the bolt and it turns smoothly.
So this is either a design fault or my mount has an issue that needs to be looked into.
If anyone else has an AZEQ6 could you have a look and see if yours does the same thing? Just lift the mount from the counter-weights and see if you have any play.
Rene
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You don't need to grease the entirety of the altitude bolts, just the parts that will be in contact with the thread in the mount. This requires you to unscrew the bolts way out whilst you keep an idea on which part actually sits in the threaded part of the mount body.
As for the play, have you ensured that the opposing bolt is snugged up to take up any slack, plus you need to ensure that the screw that attaches the mount to the tripod/pier is actually tight too .. there's a few things that can cause play... as well as the possibility of a problem with the mount itself.