09-22-2010, 11:36 PM
its hard to believe that the sleeve is bad,my guess is The tilt tube is corroded, rusted or just full of hardened grease. You can try various ways to clean out the tube,. gun cleaning kit, dowel rod with sand paper wrapped at on end, a long round wire brush. BUT the best way to do it is with a reamer designed to clean the bore of the tube. . You might inquire at your favorite repair facility as to what they would charge to "Ream your Tube". It's a 5 minute job with the right tool. (The reamer was about $75)
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