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Originally Posted by xelasnave
I placed the RASA 11 on my EQ6R which was probably expecting too much however noticed the RA clutch would not hold..my strength is non existent so I tapped the lever with a hammer..not too hard but surely enough to get it to grip..but push rather gently on the scope and it is clear the clutch is not holding.
I am not sure what to do and I suspect that a lighter scope will not see the problem resolved.
Any ideas? Particularly have you had a similar experience...
Maybe it is because the mount sat unused since the start of the year ... When I get the RASA off I will drag it back and forth as all I can imagine is there is some sort of film which hopefully will disappear when it is dragged around and back and forth. 
Alex |
It seems others experience similar when the clutch is not done up very tight, see....
https://stargazerslounge.com/topic/3...s-club/page/2/
In any event I'd shy away from using the hammer no matter how "gently". Try and fashion a lever/spanner which grips the whole clutch knob to use. Even then go easy.
Here is a potential fix....
https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/7...-pro-clutches/
PS maybe you have somehow too much wear, the screw doesn't seat down far enough or possibly even lost the little brass button which is shown in the pic below and explained in the thread I linked above.
Best
JA