I opened it up and it failed in the same way as this: https://www.reddit.com/r/TurtleBeachSimulation/comments/1d4dir9/yoke_broken_inside
No wonder, there’s a huge amount of strain on that plastic part, especially if you push the yoke all the way in and turn it to the left. No amount of lubrication / cleaning the yoke with paper towels would do anything, the problem is with the rod parallel to it: pushing and pulling the yoke creates a torque on the whole plastic piece. That means it isn’t traveling exactly straight, and being pushed at an angle adds even more friction, which increases the torque…
I was able to fix it (for now). One thing I would suggest for anyone who owns it is to attach a 1 1/4" hose clamp to the plastic at the end. That goes a long way to holding the strain. $2 worth of reinforcement probably would have made the yoke last a lot longer.
I think I could have “fixed it” with that alone as a minimum, but I also added metal bracing to each side (obviously I will clip the excess on the zip ties).
