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Thanks brucen. Haven't taken it off yet so will check if only one end is bent once it is off and make a decision then. Thanks again to you and assasincz for putting your experiences with this mod on the forum.

Thanks for your efforts Brucen; I was just about to embark on this mod myself and was wondering how to get the knobs off the Skywatcher 2" focus rod. The rod on my telescope appears to be bent too (from new!); does everything still work OK after you had managed to straighten it? If it is supposed to be bent, it seems to be a strange design feature!