What was found
WHEN RECEIVED, THIS WAS A FACTORY SEALED INSTRUMENT. WHEN BENCH TESTED, IT HAD STICK AND JUMP FRICTION OF 100 FEET TO 150 FEET. WHEN DISASSEMBLED, 3 DEFECTS WERE FOUND. THERE WAS A CIRCULAR SCRATCH ON THE BACK OF THE DISC POINTER. THE MOLY/KOTE IN THE TOP PLATE HAD COAGULATED. THE TOP PLATE BREAK-FREE TORQUE WAS 5 TIMES THE PROPER SAFE VALUE. ONE MECHANISM SHAFT END SHAKE MEASURED .0006 INCH, THE OVERHAUL SPEC CALLS FOR .0020 INCH MINIMUM. ANY ONE OF THESE DEFECTS OR A COMBINATION OF THESE DEFECTS COULD CAUSE A POINTER HANG-UP AT A LATER DATE.