Sorry to post this here, but I know a lot of you guys use the 700E and I wasn't able to get much feedback in the appropriate forum. I just changed out the thrust bearings and the 4 ball bearings on the spindle. I get a lot of vertical play on the grips, especially when it's cold.
Please check out this video -- some have complained that it's hard to tell what's moving, but I think the sound of the feathering shaft moving is a pretty good indicator. It was just in from the cold (around freezing). It tightens up at room temperature, but it still knocks if you try hard enough.
http://youtu.be/--4fTq3PgCA
Please check out this video -- some have complained that it's hard to tell what's moving, but I think the sound of the feathering shaft moving is a pretty good indicator. It was just in from the cold (around freezing). It tightens up at room temperature, but it still knocks if you try hard enough.
http://youtu.be/--4fTq3PgCA