The volume dial on my iHome is sticky and it makes it very difficult to turn. I would like to get it unsticky.
I don't yet have the solution but I'll tell you this, it is not easy to get to. I'm an electrical engineer and had to unsolder parts to get the wheels off. I have it apart right now. I'm still looking for an appropriate lube for a plastic-to-plastic interface. Silicone didn't work too well. I'm thinking about trying powder graphite or plumbers grease. This is a bad problem and not an easy one to fix.
I now have an easy solution, although you may not like it. Taking this apart and lubing it is very difficult. While I had it apart, I drilled hole in the wheel and I can now stick my finger in the holes. The more simple solution is to super glue some kind of buttons or knobs on the wheel from the top and use them for traction.
I voted "helpful", in the sense that my future iPhone dock will not have this type of knob, ever again! Thanks for your advice, and the trouble you went through to come to that conclusion!
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I went further with this problem. The bottom line is that this is a bad design and the best way to deal with it is to super glue something to the top of these wheels. I actually drilled holes in them when I had it apart but if I had it to do over again, I'd just super glue something to each wheel.
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