Sticky key even after cleaning / regreasing (Korg C3500)

Synth Repair
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Hi,
I have owned and used my Korg C3500 since the 1980s. Over time some keys have become more and more sticky. It started with the second lowest E-flat. Finally I have gotten around to disassemble the keyboard and cleaned out all the sticky grease and dust with isopropyl swabs. This seems to have worked a treat. However the original problem with the E-flat remains.
I have swapped keys and weights to other positions on the key bed but the issue remains in place. By now I seem to have found the responsible part. The white rubbery “guide” for the front part of the key seems to be about a tenth of a millimeter broader than the ones for the other keys.

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I have no idea how this may have come to pass and how to fix it apart from filing of a bit from the inner part of one of the black keys. Has anyone has this or a similar problem before or any suggestions on how to fix it?

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Well it seems I fixed it. Maybe the key guid was slightly bent, after pushing down the key and bending it slightly I managed to improve the resistance of the key enought to get it to work well enough. Meanwhile I reassembled the keyboard and it’s working fine.

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Hi, I’m glad you were able to fix the sticking key on your C3500!

Could you say more about how you took the key off in the first place? I just got one of these with a several sticky keys, and after opening the case, there did not seem to be an obvious way to get the keys to come off of the key bed. Thanks!