We've been working on realignment of the ITMX QUad suspension for a few days now.  However, we continued to suffer from some low vertical on the right side of the reaction chain (viewed from back) which was strange since it is the side that did not suffer the broken wire.  Sometime between alignment a few days ago and yesterday the right side sagged ~1-2mm and was mechanically grounding on the non-adjustable UIM side stop.  While diagnosing this, we discovered that the left side wire (which we had replaced from the break) was an older version and was too long.  So, we embarked on making new wire segments in the staging building, resurrecting the jig, an o-scope and everything associated with it.

This afternoon, we replaced both top-to-UIM wire segments of issue with the newly fabb'ed ones.  This involved a good WIHA tool and all of the extra catch trays installed on the QUAD in order to do the fussy upside-down-one-handed install of the wire clamps screws.  A few hours later and we have the whole ITMx suspended again.  We are still low on the right side, but at least we are not mechanically grounding.  This QUAD always had a bit of a mis-roll counter to the main chain, so likely the full issue is at the very top stage.  New TFs in the coming days will tell us if it is back to "good enough".

Upon inspection of the removed right side wire segment, we see a faint hint that *maybe* just maybe this segment of wire slipped in the clamp (the previously bent ends are straightened out flat, while they are still bent on other segments installed).  This could have occured during the standard, yet jarring realignment last week.

Betsy/Travis