OE LIDO 2 - How to Oil the Knob?
- SlowRain
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I'm breaking in my LIDO 2 at the moment, and the knob is still stiff. I've removed the knob from the handle/funnel by turning counterclockwise, and I oiled in there. That helped a bit, but I can still tell there's some stiffness where the screw/shaft goes up into the knob itself. I tried to put some oil along the edge and spin it around upside down, hoping the oil would work it's way along the shaft and into the knob. That didn't seem to make much of a difference. How are you getting oil up into the knob to loosen it up? Is there a video on YouTube that I'm just not finding?
- [creative nickname]
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The knob is press fit onto the post. A good firm tug upwards should remove it. I put a drop of mineral oil into the hole in the knob and replaced it, and that did the trick for me.
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I tried Super Lube and silicon oil, but they did not help much. I finally drilled it to expand the hole diameter a bit, much better.
- hankua
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Same here, but cleaned it up with ethyl alcohol before re-oiling. Mine was out on loan for several month, came back slightly broken-in. I've got the rubber fishing reel cover on it, it's comfortable enough for daily use.[creative nickname] wrote:The knob is press fit onto the post. A good firm tug upwards should remove it. I put a drop of mineral oil into the hole in the knob and replaced it, and that did the trick for me.
- SlowRain (original poster)
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It helps getting a better grip by removing all the oil from the shaft first, but I finally got it. I added some oil, but it didn't seem to limber things up all that much. Guess I'll just have to let it break in naturally. Thanks for the help.
- Riceman42
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Without removing the knob, I used a toothpick to apply some coconut oil. I recall being initially disappointed because it didn't seem to help much. After a week or so of daily use, I noticed a significant difference. Over a longer period of time I forgot that knob stiffness was ever even a problem.
- RedMan
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"Oiling the knob" and "knob stiffness", what kind of forum is this turning into?
I used some very fine grit sandpaper on the shaft (hurt like hell!) in addition to oil and that helped quite a bit.
I used some very fine grit sandpaper on the shaft (hurt like hell!) in addition to oil and that helped quite a bit.
- yakster
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The toothpick method worked for me.
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