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Saitek Pro Flight yoke sticky

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Hello,I recently bought a Saitek pro flight yoke and one thing I have noticed is that the pitch axis are kinda jerky andsometimes stick.Is there any workaround?Thanks.

Silicon lubricant. Used some on mine and it helped a bit. Dont use standard lube.

Oz

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Sim Rig: MSI RTX3090 Suprim, an old, partly-melted Intel 9900K @ 5GHz+, Honeycomb Alpha, Thrustmaster TPR Rudder, Warthog HOTAS, Reverb G2, Prosim 737 cockpit. 

Currently flying: MSFS: PMDG 737-700, Fenix A320, Leonardo MD-82, MIlviz C310, Flysimware C414AW, DC Concorde, Carenado C337. Prepar3d v5: PMDG 737/747/777.

"There are three simple rules for making a smooth landing. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are."

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Will using Silicon lubricant void my warranty?

Probably. You have to open the case up to do it properly (easy, just a couple of screws).

Oz

 xdQCeNi.jpg   puHyX98.jpg

Sim Rig: MSI RTX3090 Suprim, an old, partly-melted Intel 9900K @ 5GHz+, Honeycomb Alpha, Thrustmaster TPR Rudder, Warthog HOTAS, Reverb G2, Prosim 737 cockpit. 

Currently flying: MSFS: PMDG 737-700, Fenix A320, Leonardo MD-82, MIlviz C310, Flysimware C414AW, DC Concorde, Carenado C337. Prepar3d v5: PMDG 737/747/777.

"There are three simple rules for making a smooth landing. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are."

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Oh.Dang.Is there a way to do it just spraying it on the part of the shaft that sticks out?I wanted to do something that wouldn't void my warranty

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Please I need help!

Please I need help!
The only real solution is to take the cover off the yoke and apply silicone lube. If you don't wish to do that, you are stuck with what you have.

Danny

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The only real solution is to take the cover off the yoke and apply silicone lube. If you don't wish to do that, you are stuck with what you have.
I just talked to my friend who has a pro flight yoke And he said that his pitch axis are NOT jerky so do I have a defective one?
I just talked to my friend who has a pro flight yokeAnd he said that his pitch axis are NOT jerky so do I have a defective one?
You might have a defective one, indeed. Mine doesn't have a jerky motion. There is a slight detent, but, once you get out of the detent the motion smooth.

Danny

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I wonder if saitek would send me a replacement.I sent them a email on the 26th but they haven't responded yet. :c

Hello,I recently bought a Saitek pro flight yoke and one thingI have noticed is that the pitch axis are kinda jerky andsometimes stick.Is there any workaround?Thanks.
Try Kenneth's mod.
You should follow Kenneth's mod. Replaced the springs with rubberbands and it's really smooth now.

Chris Ferguson

PC Specs(Rebuilt 1/11/19): i7-9700K - Non-OC'd, EVGA RTX 2080ti, G.Skillz 16GB Ram 3000mhz, EVGA SuperNOVA 1000w PSU, Cooler Master ML360R, ASRock Phantom Gaming 4 MoBo, 2x 2TB HDD, 1x 1TB Samsung EVO SSD, 1x 220GB WD SSD

I had the same problem. If you look at the underside of the shaft you should see a small hole filled with metal. There are 3 of these if you take the cover off the yoke. I found that the metal fillings were sticking out of these holes and by pushing the metal in with a screw driver things really smoothed out.

Stephen Munn

 

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