BTIZ wrote:

interesting... this is I presume with the flap lever in the "extended and
locked position"..

HI BTIZ,

Yes, I pull the lever up, and the flaps go down. I put the lever down
to retract the flaps, and they stay down. "Operationally, extending the
flaps feels perfectly normal. When I retract in increments, it feels
normal from the feel of the flap handle (I can feel the indents /
increments.

is there an "air load" on the flaps lock in flight to keep them from self
retracting?

I never thought of this, but you raise a good question. What actually
does prevent the flaps from retracting while in flight? When I have the
handle at each increment, the flaps are solidly locked in place. When I
put the handle in the retracted position, a gently nudge retracts the
flaps.

From the personal replies in my email, everything is pointing to a
lubrication fix. (I sure hope so anyway!) as this apparently is a
problem that has been experienced by other Sundowner owners. I will
post the results when the A&P gets to the plane (hopefully tomorrow!).

Allen