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SME 3,4, 5 Owners- Cueing Problem??
The cueing mechanism on my SME 5 is misbehaving. It is no longer moving through its complete range of motion, it makes odd little "sticky" noises as the lever is moved up and down and there appears to be some viscous goop oozing out of the cueing housing where the lever enters it. Anyone out there had similar problems? What was the solution? Thanks.