# Clippard R-701 hard to turn?

**URL:** <https://forum.gbfans.com/t/clippard-r-701-hard-to-turn/19607>\
**Category:** Proton Packs\
**Created:** [May 16, 2024, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/clippard-r-701-hard-to-turn/19607 "2024-05-16T22:52:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![MeChANiClySM](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@MeChANiClySM](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/MeChANiClySM)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2024, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/clippard-r-701-hard-to-turn/19607/1 "2024-05-16T22:52:50Z")

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I just received my R-331 and R-701 clippards in the mail and was wondering if the R-701 is supposed to feel “rough” when turning? Comparatively, when I turn the R-331 it feels super smooth and fluid, but the R-701 feels like it’s rusty or has grit in the threads. I checked and didn’t find any (once I recovered the ball bearing that popped out).

Just wanted to see what others’ experience with the knob of the R-701 was.

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**Author:** ![prodestrian](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/prodestrian/32/186836_2.png) [@prodestrian](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/prodestrian)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2024, 11:51pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/clippard-r-701-hard-to-turn/19607/2 "2024-05-16T23:51:18Z")

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I just checked mine (purchased from GBFans in Feb 2020) and they’re the same. R-331 on the pack is super smooth, R-701 on the wand isn’t. It still turns fine, but it feels a lot more like metal rubbing against metal. Could probably add a few drops of shaver oil or sewing machine oil to lubricate the R-701 but given that it’s just a decorative component I’m not too worried about it.

My guess is the internal mechanisms on these are different so they feel different when opening/closing the valves, rather than it being some kind of manufacturing defect or poor quality batch (you’d probably have to ask someone with a vintage R-701 how theirs feels in comparison to the modern variants but they might be the same).

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**Author:** ![MeChANiClySM](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@MeChANiClySM](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/MeChANiClySM)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 1:03am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/clippard-r-701-hard-to-turn/19607/3 "2024-05-17T01:03:06Z")

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Perfect! That is the confirmation I was looking for…

Now to decide which gets the smooth turner and which gets the r701…

Thanks!