MFG Crosswind Pedals as new after a few drops of oil

[LeCuvier]

I was considering to ditch my MFG Crosswind pedals, because they were no longer moving smoothly, showed a "stiction"-like behaviour. This became a big issue when I tried to fly the AH-64 Apache. In desperation, I started to disassemble the pedals. When I removed the 4 large screws of the rudder mechanism I found 2 (ball or needle) bearings with each of the screws and I found that they didn't turn very freely. So I put some drops of precision oil on each of these 8 bearings, plus on some other axes that looked like they had bearings. After I re-assembled the pedals I tried them and they move easily and smoothly again, just as they did when I first used them.

I'm a bit disappointed I had to go through this. On the other hand I'm glad I probably can use them for a few more years.