Ya I heard measureable rain everyday for an entire month. boy does that bring back winter seattle memories. Anyway back to your problem, it sounds maybe we may need to produce a part. I havent had any problems so I am not sure exactly what the part looks like or how hard it would be to "fix" but I am sure with this group of peeps a solution can be found. Do you think its a part a junk yard would be willing to pull and send?