grover tuning machines

Hi, Just bought a second hand taylor with gold plated grover tuning machines. The tuners seem to have some slack in them, a little movement before I feel tension in the tuner and there is any change in string tension. This doesn't happen on my other guitars. Is this normal? Thanks. Dave

Without more detail, I can only guess. Check to see if the buttons are loose on their shafts.

There's a small screw that holds the button onto the shaft of each tuner. If these become loose, the buttons will have excessive slop in the way they fit.

[u]Gently[/u] tighten the screws, and see if that helps.

Thanks lordathestrings, I thought that little screw just adjusted the amount of tension and didn't know that loose enough a slack would develope. I gently tightened and it worked.