I moved some posts into this thread to keep things on topic.

5 hours ago, tutmeister said:

We need to be careful that misinformation is not spread though that the yoke has lots of friction

Totally understandable.

5 hours ago, tutmeister said:

For clarity here is one I pulled off the bench and filmed to show what it should be like.

In comparison with the same test, mine retracts, rebounds, retracts (stopping dead), so it would seem to have more noticeable friction. Again, that's without applying any post-purchase lubrication.

Finally had a chance to unbox and fly with yoke #4. It is fantastic. I totally love the different buttons on the handle and the force deadzone is almost gone completely. Chris, what did you do to this one? It is so much better than every other yoke i have recieved, and in my opinion, this is comparable to the yoko. 

On 10/18/2021 at 8:22 PM, 109Sqn said:

Totally understandable.

In comparison with the same test, mine retracts, rebounds, retracts (stopping dead), so it would seem to have more noticeable friction. Again, that's without applying any post-purchase lubrication.

Mine - from a full back position - springs forward and then goes back to the nautral position and then stops. So that's forward, back and stop.

I've asked on another topic about using WD40 and it appears this is the one we need that's available in the UK.

https://wd40.co.uk/product/anti-friction-dry-ptfe-lubricant-spray/

9 hours ago, Ray Proudfoot said:

I've asked on another topic about using WD40 and it appears this is the one we need that's available in the UK.

https://wd40.co.uk/product/anti-friction-dry-ptfe-lubricant-spray/

Yes, that's the one I'll pick up at some point.

It's human nature to start thinking something's wrong with one of your belongings as soon as someone else points out something they believe is wrong, even though you may not have considered the same thing a problem previously.🙂 But I do feel there is a slightly 'drier' feeling to the shaft's movement that it was at first.

 

Edit: Be aware that the packaging has changed at some point. You'll see that on the WD40 page you linked to - there are 2 different designs for the same product. I think the predominately blue scheme (as per the original WD40) is the older version. Same product, different colour schemes on the cans.

Edited November 7, 20214 yr by 109Sqn

The wording on the can is what I’ll look for. “Anti-friction dry PTFE”.

It was after watching Chris’s video I realised the movement after fully pulling it back and then releasing it was very different to mine.