I would guess that these day this is a problem on many of the newer model boats. So it is surprising to me that Lenco uses double clevis joints on each end of the actuator. You have no choice but to mount the actuator on a compound angle. So when the tab moves through the range of motion, it is going to want to bind at the clevis joints. There is probably enough give in the joint so that it doesn't bind, but it is very poor engineering. There should be a ball joint on each end. Lenco has been around a while and seem to be an industry leader; so I guess given the infrequent use and small range of movement that it works ok.
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