Floppy Wah Pedal

[Dave Vader]

Yep, bring on the flaccid, and viagra related jokes.
This is not a euphemism.
My beloved old Dunlop Wah no longer sticks where I leave it (now I know I use it for guitar, but you guys are nice right?) and thus I can't do the killer Zappa tones I used to with it.
It is probably due to the enormous amount of wd-40 sprayed on it to kill the squeak it had. Anybody have any idea of what can make it stick again? Any help would be much appreciated.
Nobody should have to live with a floppy wah....

[cheddatom]

I'm not sure how these are constructed exactly, but I would imagine there's a bolt you can tighten.

[Mr. Foxen]

Cram loads of Vaseline around the gear and rack. Heh.

Also, worth noting WD40 is for lubrication, is is for water displacement and penetrating seized components, it is too thin for a persistent lubricant.

Edited March 10, 2011 by Mr. Foxen

[Dave Vader]

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='1157215' date='Mar 10 2011, 09:05 PM']Cram loads of Vaseline around the gear and rack. Heh.

Also, worth noting WD40 is for lubrication, is is for water displacement and penetrating seized components, it is too thin for a persistent lubricant.[/quote]

Yeah, I discovered that a few days after ruining the poor thing.
However, redemption has been achieved...

I unscrewed the cable tie/ plastic ringy thing that pushes up against the rack, stuck it in a vice for an hour to push it back out, screwed it back on and voila. Sticking again, worth knowing I think.
Still need to get another 100k pot for it, the 200k one I put in last year sounds horrid.