I bought some REM oil at Wal-Mart last night, and that seemed to do the trick. Thanks for the advice. 73 John AF5CC On Wed, Aug 8, 2018 at 11:52 PM, Jim Hargrave <w5ifp at gvtc.com> wrote: > John, > I have had excellent results with "Tri-Flow". It is an excellent > penetrating oil with "Teflon". > It does not gum-up like WD-40 and other lubricants. If you have > trouble finding it, try a Bicycle shop. >> Jim - w5ifp- >> >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: yaesu-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:yaesu- > >> bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of John Geiger > >> Sent: Wednesday, August 8, 2018 11:28 AM > >> To: yaesu at mailman.qth.net > >> Subject: [Yaesu] Yaesu FT100 stiff VFO dial > >> > >> The VFO dial/encoder on my FT100 seems like it is a little > stiffer or > >> tighter than what they usually are on this radio. Is there a way > to > >> loosen it up some? I know when an Icom 706 applying a few drops > >> of Rem Oil to the shaft seemed to help. Does this work on the > >> FT100 as well? > >> > >> 73 John AF5CC > >> ___________________________________________________ > >> ___________ > >> Yaesu mailing list > >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/yaesu > >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > >> Post: mailto:Yaesu at mailman.qth.net > >> > >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > >> Please help support this email list: > http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>