I created a video of the complete disassembly and fixing of the Warthog. There are more problems to fix other than just the grease. Removal of the rubber o-ring or replacing with a Teflon one is one of them. My stick is incredibly amazingly smooth now. I show it in the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6LX4GMJIj4
TM HOTAS WARTHOG Stiction Fix and disassembly
Sometimes
I live in Hawaii on a sailboat and it's really hot. Sometimes you just FORGET to wear a shirt. Lucky I had my pants on LOL.