When I repaired mine I found a standard bolt with no threads in the diddle that was extremely close in diameter to the original bolt.  I then bolted it back together with a lot of lube.  Take your old bolt in and compare it to their selection there.  Cost me about 8 bucks including loc-tite.

Mark I think you live near Oakland as well, we should hook up and bounce around fisherman’s wharf or something one of these days.  I am still recovering from jumping too high too fast.

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Maxham [mailto:mark@...]
Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2004 6:17 PM
To: Poweriser_Jumping_Stilts@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Poweriser_Jumping_Stilts] Re: technical question

Lee wrote:

> Sounds like you are honking like a Canadian goose, and if not you
> will.  Just get some spray graphite lube.  Personally I took them
> apart, and doing so I snapped two bolts.  I went and bought some real
> bolt at the store and soaked them in Teflon chain oil for my mountain
> bike.  That provided a much smoother bounce.  You will notice they are
> significantly dry when you take them apart.  I think it is wise to
> lube them before you use them much like a bike or rollerblades.

I have decided to follow your advice and have taken mine apart.  It was
REALLY obvious that the lack of lube made them totally stiff; I expect
I'll be hollering at people to lube em before they try em on after I get
them back together.

I have discovered that two of the bushings are totally trashed.  I tried
Home Despot but their selection was lousy.  If anyone knows where you go
to find metric bushings, I'd sure appreciate it.  :-)  Otherwise I'll
keep looking.