Housing flat in the tray, crooked after finger contact

RickShift · 16 Oct 2025, 09:23 UTC

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RickShift
Our FR5 housing sits flat before pickup. It turns at first finger contact. Pickup edits keep accumulating.

18 replies

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HassanChan1052
Replying to RickShift

Which finger touches first, and is that from a clear view or somebody's impression across the bench?

10 points
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RickShift
Replying to HassanChan1052

Left finger, clear side clip. I checked the before-contact seat separately after a similar question here

16 points
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LinAbbott0009
Replying to RickShift

Good, that narrows the story. Has maintenance compared the actual contact profiles and mounting, rather than assuming a matched pair because both fingers came out of one bag?

12 points
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BethArcher0411
Replying to RickShift

Were the fingers changed before the first point edit, Rick? I'd like the changes in order before anybody rolls the program back to something called original

19 points
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OmarBrown0926
Replying to RickShift

Our measurements got clearer when we kept one identified part through the first comparison. Keep Rick's filmed housing available, then widen the sample once maintenance knows what it is comparing.

10 points
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RickShift
Replying to BethArcher0411

Finger replacement preceded the edits. Same filmed housing retained. Maintenance hasn't identified the fitted pair yet

-9 points
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HassanChan1052
Replying to RickShift

Does the issue record name a left and right part, or just one kit reference?

24 points
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LinAbbott0009
Replying to HassanChan1052

Hassan, either can be legitimate. The question is whether the physical parts match the intended assembly. A very detailed label can still accompany the wrong thing.

21 points
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HassanChan1052
Replying to LinAbbott0009

I know. I'm trying to find what maintenance can compare it with, not let the label win the argument.

15 points
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BethArcher0411
Replying to RickShift

While they're looking, keep the edit reasons too if anyone remembers them. Left a bit isn't much of a handover for whoever reviews the restored setup

16 points
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RickShift
Replying to HassanChan1052

Kit reference only. Toolmaker has the photos and markings. Point versions saved, reasons patchy

-2 points
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OmarBrown0926
Replying to RickShift

Then leave the missing reasons missing. I've seen a tidy retrospective explanation become more trusted than the awkward observation that started the work.

9 points
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LinAbbott0009
Replying to OmarBrown0926

Exactly. You don't need everyone to remember a perfect history before inspecting a visibly wrong grip. Just don't pretend the inspection answers every historical question either

21 points
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RickShift
Replying to RickShift

Toolmaker identified one different-profile replacement finger. Correct pair requested. No restored setup tested yet

12 points
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BethArcher0411
Replying to RickShift

Who is checking the spare kit on the shelf? Would be annoying to repeat this at the next wear change

13 points
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HassanChan1052
Replying to RickShift

And who owns the physical-assembly check when the correct pair arrives? Don't leave that as a parcel arriving followed by somebody trying the old offsets.

13 points
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LinAbbott0009
Replying to BethArcher0411

Beth, that spare-kit question is worth asking now. Quarantining a suspect spare while it's identified is a lot cheaper than commissioning the same fault twice

9 points
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OmarBrown0926
Replying to RickShift

Rick, when it is ready, compare the retained housing and other relevant samples under the reviewed setup. Please post what changes, not only that new fingers arrived.

6 points

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