SME V problem


I have a problem with the armrest on my SME V tonearm. It should stay in place but it doesn’t. It has always been a bit loose and has become worse. When I push the arm out of the armrest clamp, the whole armrest swings inwards. This happens also with the base screws tightened. I have to push the armrest back again to maintain the right position. Does anyone know a fix for this problem?
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Dover - yes, it is the whole arm, and tightening the base screws helped. Syntax - thanks for the warning. I hope it isn't caused by oil spill (from the damper reservoir). Perhaps I should try to clean the arm.
It turns out that the solution is simply to tighten the two base clamp bolts even more. The SME V manual (p 17) says that "excessive tightening" should be avoided, but in my case it has to be very tight indeed to stop the armrest from moving.
It is fairly smug and fit, with the screws more tight - no big problem.
Some comments are invaluable, you only get them here on Audiogon. Like,
"Be careful ... The next step after "tight" is "broken" :-) " from syntax.