Well, I'm the curious sort and my innate desire for answers got the best of
me.  I had some thicker gasket material in my shop, so I traced out a new
gasket, using a wood plug cutter to punch out the screw holes.  Turns out
an Audi t-belt idler pulley is the exact diameter of the inside cutout, so
I razored around that.  Preliminary results are promising, at least on the
bench.  Moves smoothly and silently up and down.  I'll install and see how
it behaves out there in the real world.

On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 11:47 AM, Zeitgeist <gruengeist@gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm futzing about with my PW regulator today, and found that after
> cleaning and lubing the motor, the regulator was binding.  I opened it up,
> cleaned out the goop and rust, and then put it back together.  It's binding
> less, but still too much.  On a whim, I slacked off the cover screws and
> found that it freed all the way up again.  Has anyone experimented with
> installing a slightly thicker cover gasket to put less tension on the cable
> reel?
>
> --
> Casey
>

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Casey