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Saitek Throttle Quadrant Detent

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Hi guys, just received my PZ45 throttle quad today and gave it a go, worked just fine with FSX so I'm all happy.BUT, I do have a concern about the detents. So on the quad there's a detent for the 0/idle position. Getting into the detent is easy, but trying to get the lever out of the detent takes a bit of force, and I hear an audible "click" every time it goes out of the detent. Please excuse me if this sounds stupid, but I'm actually afraid the lever will break in half if I keep doing that!! Is there any trick for getting the lever out of the 0 detent without using force? I tried pushing/pulling/applying sideways force on the lever in hopes it would make a smooth transition out of the detent, but that just doesn't happen. I should probably clarify that I don't have to use THAT much force, but definitely more force than necessary for normal operations. The "click" isn't loud, but audible.Thanks in advance for any helpful advice.EDIT: After some further experimentation, it seems if I pull the lever all the way down (into reverse thrust zone), then quickly push it past the idle detent, the transition is smoother and there's much less resistance. However if I slowly push it out of reverse into the detent, the same thing above still happens.

Hi guys, just received my PZ45 throttle quad today and gave it a go, worked just fine with FSX so I'm all happy.BUT, I do have a concern about the detents. So on the quad there's a detent for the 0/idle position. Getting into the detent is easy, but trying to get the lever out of the detent takes a bit of force, and I hear an audible "click" every time it goes out of the detent. Please excuse me if this sounds stupid, but I'm actually afraid the lever will break in half if I keep doing that!! Is there any trick for getting the lever out of the 0 detent without using force? I tried pushing/pulling/applying sideways force on the lever in hopes it would make a smooth transition out of the detent, but that just doesn't happen. I should probably clarify that I don't have to use THAT much force, but definitely more force than necessary for normal operations. The "click" isn't loud, but audible.Thanks in advance for any helpful advice.HelloDon't worry about it they will eventually wear in.EDIT: After some further experimentation, it seems if I pull the lever all the way down (into reverse thrust zone), then quickly push it past the idle detent, the transition is smoother and there's much less resistance. However if I slowly push it out of reverse into the detent, the same thing above still happens.

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