Broke the shaft on my Sg9120B

[JohninSD]

I was adjusting the dish elevation about a week ago in the usual manner, loosened the 6 bolts that hold that adjustment so that the dish could move but would stay in place when I let go. I must have had them too tight because the shaft broke in two while I was moving the dish. This shaft is made of cast aluminum it appears and it broke right where the hollow part of the shaft begins. I've attached a couple of pictures here -

WSI sent me a new shaft for about $30 with the shipping - be careful with these things - they're more fragile than they appear.

 

[FTAer0024]

broken tube

Wow.. thanks for the warnining! I have one, waiting to be installed.. I recently bought this same motor on Ebay for 50 something bucks shipped.. $30 for the tube?

I was adjusting the dish elevation about a week ago in the usual manner, loosened the 6 bolts that hold that adjustment so that the dish could move but would stay in place when I let go. I must have had them too tight because the shaft broke in two while I was moving the dish. This shaft is made of cast aluminum it appears and it broke right where the hollow part of the shaft begins. I've attached a couple of pictures here -

WSI sent me a new shaft for about $30 with the shipping - be careful with these things - they're more fragile than they appear.

 

[sergei]

Would anybody want to bet that it was made in China and WSI should have replaced it for free.