Hey Alistair. > Well, that was my take. But perhaps the metal strap could be spread a > little. Maybe a shim in there? Yes. That might do. Might not take much spreading? But then my gut tells me that the rubber is likely compressing far more, or more easily, than normal due to wear. Spreading the strap may not be enough? On 9/18/17, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > Hi Neil, > > Seem to recall wondering too if I could tighten up the strap in the rubber > pincher assembly. The hardfaced rubber parts didn't lend themselves to mods. > Well, that was my take. But perhaps the metal strap could be spread a > little. Maybe a shim in there? > > Alistair > >> On Sep 17, 2017, at 1:59 PM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: >> As for making those "resistance" parts "tighter", add a strip of >> rubber to the backside of each or a long rubber strip inside the metal >> bracket?
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