I was screwing my one drop sugar glider together after removing an axle knot and it began screwing in awkwardly. This doesn’t happen very frequently but sometimes it does if I am not paying attention. I then proceeded to lock the axle into this new path. After this I carefully removed the axle and placed it back into its original path.
Now I am a bit worried I destroyed the inside and have yet to throw it. What is my best course of action?
Can you screw it back together so that the halves are straight? Do the halves reach a lock point or do they keep rotate indefinitely when screwed back in? Try throwing it, (maybe on soft ground), do you feel any abnormal vibration?
In general you want to be super careful when screwing the halves back together, the alluminium is butter compared to the stainless steel axel, so it’s possible to strip the threads if the cups are not screwed back straight.
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It can screw back together properly. And it does screw tightly (no loose spinning). and no out-of-the-ordinary vibe. I am mostly worried about it because I got the axle locked in that bad position and had to force it out (thats why I waited to screw it back together) .
I feel pretty stupid not paying attention to that. But thank you for the help.
I’d recommend getting a few plastic tapestry needles to pull knots away from the axle. Not super expensive, and you’ll probably find them in packs, so it’s not a big deal to lose one.
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