I may not be able to explain myself well enough, but I'll give it a stab. First of all I set the binos up vertically on the bench, objectives pointing upwards. I also set the IP distance to the most narrow it can possibly be. It will obviously expose much of the hinge, and a very small portion of the bottom of the focus wheel. I will add a few drops of a lubricating "creeping" type oil, in my case Tri Flow lubricant, to the gaps where the hinge and focus wheel meet. I will let it "creep" down into the mechanism, leaving it sit for a couple of hours or more, and then do it again, repeating as often as need be. It seems to last a very long time.
Hope that helps. It's worked pretty well for me. Works wonders on riflescopes too......
jgraider,
AFAIK, you are the first person who was able to fix a sticky Swaro focuser! Most Swaro owners give it time to work in, and if that doesn't work, they send the bin for repairs.
If the lube works for justabushwacker this may be the "cure" others, including me, have been searching for. I didn't think lubrication would work because my understanding of the issue was that the uneven smoothness turning one way to the other or "coarseness" is caused by a one-way spring mechanism inside the focuser, which lube couldn't reach.
You would think if it were just a simple matter of lubrication, Swaro, being well aware of the problem from all the bins sent in for focuser repairs, would simply do what you did at the factory before the bins were shipped. Problem solved!
It would also explain why many but not all who send their Swaros in for focuser repairs get them back fixed or at least working better than before. If the problem were entirely the one-way spring, none should work well or better than before unless... they figured out a solution to the spring issue. But, of course, if they did, why haven't they implemented that solution in newer models?? When they revamped the focuser on the newer SLCs that would have been a perfect time to apply it.
Still a mystery, I'm afraid, but let's see what happens. If it doesn't work, he can change his username to justanotherstickyswarofocuserowner.
Thanks for sharing that tip!
Brock