PCS 10 workstand jammed

[paulicc]

Has anyone else had the lower sliding collar, the one to which the ‘feet’ are attached (photo) jam up, so that it will not slide up the main ‘pole’ to make a more compact folded package?
Mine has slowly got ‘stickier’ over time. Always needed some ‘Bullworker’ type effort and a bit of twisting. But now it won’t budge at all. The main pole is clean with no obvious roughness.
I see you can get a replacement plastic ‘yoke sleeve’, Park Tools part 1788. Has anyone replaced that to fix this problem? I’ve tried some silicone lube, worked once but doesn’t seem to help now.
I see later models have a different folding design, but I’d rather fix this.

 

[ColinJ]

That is very odd! I have a stand of the same design and it does take a bit of a push to move that part, but it has always been possible. If everything is clean & lubed, it is surprising that you can't make it work.

Good luck!

 

[ColinJ]

Since you are considering replacing that plastic sleeve anyway, why not try sandpapering a little off the inside of it to see if that sorts it out?

 

[paulicc]

Thanks Colin. I will try that. Looks like it might be a slightly destructive process taking it all apart so thought I’d check for others’ experience first.