Northstar 2.5" angle head
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Old 08-30-2009, 07:58 PM   #21
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Re: Northstar 2.5" angle head

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Hey guys,

I just bought a northstar 3.5 and am wondering how to break in the grips that hold the ball in the socket? Right now it's stiff as hell (barely swivels) and I can't imagine being able to use it on the wall.

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I had the same problem, I put a thin plastic washer behind the green block to shim it a bit. Works great!

I talked to someone at Northstar and they offered to do it for me, but I didn't want to wait. I did it to both the 3.5 and the 2.5 heads.

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Old 08-31-2009, 03:54 AM   #22
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Re: Northstar 2.5" angle head

I ended up just tying a hair elastic around the spring clips to take the tension off - I use it with a can-am mud tube and it works great.
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