bent peg

Manuel reported the "peg" in his CGEM DX mount was bent. Huh? What's the peg? Asked him to send over a photo.

I still did not recognise this part. Had to dive into the manual. Ah. The peg is the vertical post that the azimuth knobs push and tighten against.

How the hell did that get so pranged?

I offered to straighten it. But I was wondered about repeat damage. Maybe a quick fix would be to rotate it 90. But that would require shimming. Maybe the part should be replaced, if stressed. If replacing it, perhaps a strong material should be used...