bugbear wrote,on my timestamp of 7/04/2008 6:44 PM:


(dunked in Coca Cola in a back pack :-( )

oh bugger! bad luck, Paul.


But I cannot see how to get the actual ball assembly apart.

I can say for certain
that the retaining cap on the ball does not screw
(and thus unscrew) from the base; it seems to simply
fit in a groove, and can be rotated both clockwise
and anti-clockwise indefinately.

weird. can't think of anyway of
splitting the base other than try to
unscrew the cap from it. but do you
need to dismantle? dunk in hot water
for a while, dry with air dryer then
WD40 the lot?