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When I first got mine (new) I could not balance the scope in the dec axis as the thing had seized. I never bothered trying to use it and stripped it down completely and cleaned it out. I found several stripped threads and corrosion between the dec worm wheel and dovetail mount cap. This prevented the dec axis moving freely when the clutch was released making it impossible to balance the scope. I carefully removed the corrosion using fine emery and oil, re-tapped the threads to the next size and basically blueprinted everything as I put it back together. I had no trouble setting any of the clearences (worms, gears etc), just used rolly papers to get the distances right. I used some red grease I got with the peterson kit for my LX200 to grease everything up as I had plenty to spare. The mount has run like a champ ever since and I have not had to touch it again (3 years). Tracking is very good when polar aligned correctly and it will hold an object in the centre of a 14mm EP on a F7 refractor all night. It also finds all the targets with little fuss. They are a nice little mount when setup correctly just QA/QC from the factory leaves a little to be desired. It is not a difficult task if you have some mechanical dexterity but I would not attempt it if you have three thumbs on each hand.
Mark
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