Keyslips making keys stick

[Norm Barrett]

One thing I have not seen mentioned on this thread is a reason that the 
warp occurs because the inside of the keyslip is not finished. I don't 
understand why the manufacturer does'nt do this. Can any give a reason 
other than expense.
Norm Barrett

Richard Brekne wrote:
> Hi Folks
>
> I understand a temporary jury-rig and the need for it as well as the 
> next guy. And I think I rather covered that end of things in my first 
> post.  But here it seems that a jury-rig solution is being proposed as 
> a fully viable long term fix and thats where I part roads.
>
> I mentioned that factories dont do this, and dont for obvious reasons. 
> Whilst I have no problem in looking at solutions for problems that are 
> not necessarily standard factory procedure, I cant ignore that 
> virtually all factories through time have opted quite consciously to 
> not bush the key slip on the front rail of the action.
>
> Finally... come on guys... there are plenty of ways of doing a 
> permanent fix of a warped key slip without bushing the thing. And 
> there have been several suggested...even quick fixes that will most 
> often work.  A temporary rig in a jam is one thing. A good long term 
> fix that doesn't compromise or risk compromising soft shift function 
> is another.
>
> Cheers
> RicB
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