ASR33 carriange stopper issue

[Robert Jarratt]

I have not seen this on my 33. There is a little valve at the end of the cylinder to let air out, try adjusting that. I can't remember if you should oil or grease the cylinder too, I am not at home to check what I did. Careful not to make the resistance too low either, it needs to be not too high or too low.

Regards

Rob

-----Original Message-----
From: "Martin Meiner" <martin at meiner.ch>
Sent: ‎27/‎12/‎2014 14:07
To: "cctech at classiccmp.org" <cctech at classiccmp.org>
Subject: ASR33 carriange stopper issue

Hello guys. 
I recently acquired for a mere 25 EUR a nice ASR33. Aside of needing a thorough cleaning and greasing, it seems to be pretty much working fine! 
But I wouldn't write here if I wouldn't need your help: 
The ASR33's carriage has a spring that gets tighter as you type. And upon CR, the spring will bring the carriage back to its original left position. There is a mechanism, similar as a piston and a cylinder, which acts as a "bumper" or stopper. My problem is that this stopper, while not showing any signs of usage, seems too tight. If the carriage is all the way to the right, the spring will be strong enough to overcome the "too tight stopper". But if only a few words were typed followed by CR, the force is not strong enough to bring the carriage to its left home-position. Of course I could take down some of the piston's diameter to overcome the problem. But this doesn't seem right. 
Anyone out there also had a problem with this stopper being too tight to bring the carriage to its home position and how to overcome it? 
Thanks for any advise on the issue. Martin