Smoothing out the thottle stick on a DX7?

[gramey]

I have a Spektrum DX7 and despite slackening off the tension on the throttle stick it's still slightly jerky when your trying to make small throttle adjustments.
Does anyone have any tips on how to make this nice and smooth, I thought about taking it apart and filing off the indents on the plastic but I've already got it loose enough that you don't feel these and yet it's still sticky, any idea's?

[brin]

i have the same problem i was thinking of tiny bit of oil on the shaft so would also like to hear from others that have resolved this.

[mark Taylor]

hi there
sound like you need to turn the tension plate over as there should be a smooth one and a a ribbed one ( the ribbed one is for fixed wing)
you dont need to file off any indents
cheers

[simoncalver]

just had the same problem with my new transmiter even with the smooth plate in,i have filled the indents and bent the plate and now its super smooth

[brin]

hi there
sound like you need to turn the tension plate over as there should be a smooth one and a a ribbed one ( the ribbed one is for fixed wing)
you dont need to file off any indents
cheers

mine just feels sticky it feels like it has been turned over to the smooth side already.i'll have a look tomorrow night.

[Jamin_00]

On the little slider plate I used a tiny bit of grease.Now its fine and no mess either.

[mikeyp]

I put a small piece of fuel tubing over my plate. It's smooth but stays in position too..

Mike