Thread: Slipping Clutch
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Old 17-10-2021, 07:19 AM
etill (Elliot)
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There's a little brass button under the screw that makes contact with the worm wheels to hold them.

Perhaps check that to see if there is too much / too little / wrong kind of lubricant? You get at it by removing the knob from the screw and removing the screw, the button usually sticks to it and comes out (but be careful not to lose or damage it).

I've only had about 14kg on my CGEM which is mechanically mostly the same parts as the EQ6-R and so have never had any issues with the clutches. I currently have way oil on the journals (the kind used on slide ways of mills and lathes) and superlube on the worms. It was much more difficult to balance with TF2 bike grease on everything than it currently is now so I suspect a sticker grease or lubricant may assist with holding.

With the right amount of counter weight there shouldn't really be much force required for the clutches to hold, although the RASA11 looks like it weighs in at ~19kg so with accessories / cameras / etc it might just be a bit too much weight.
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