Anyone got an X45?

[Gunther]

My X45 is d**n sticky and it's been giving me trouble lately. Was wondering if theres any way to loosen the thing? Even if i just want to make a slight turn to say the left or right, it won't budge, so i have to apply more pressure until it gives and i end up doing barrel rolls lol.

Might take it apart and see what can be done... last time i did that to a stick I couldnt get it back together lol.

Let me know if any of you have this problem or if you have heard about any way to fix this...

[Specter]

These were the major reasons I got rid of my X45 stick.

The things that I found that would work was to release the spring tension and lubricate the base. To release the tension I took four zip ties. The small ones that are used for auto wiring. I tightened each tie till the tension felt right, mine ended up being about half compressed.

I was told by others that any petroleum based oily lubricant would deteriate the plastic. You want to use candle wax. I lit a birthday candle and dribbled hot wax around the ring where it comes in contact with the stick.

That lasted me 2 or 3 months until I upgraded and bought a new stick (Ch Fighterstick).

[Mölders]

Reminds me of my Wingman extreme. Theres no firmness, and the darn thing goes crazy when I try to calibrate it. No word yet on my job interviews so I'm going to have to wait until I can get a new stick.

[Tepes]

Had same issue and sparyed silicone lubricant. Happy camper now:)

Tep

[aviator]

I just took a bar of soap and rubbed it on the plastic base. Nice and smooth. I use my dads X45 sometimes and he actually clipped some of the spring off. Way too light for me. I like some resistance, it just has to be smooth resistance and the soap did that for me.