Should be a simple fix, usually they put in higher viscocity grease. Nikon had a lot of zoom Nikkors especially 80-200mm that were loose and many were sent back, I finally got my hand on a "loose" one and love it for action shooting, I can focus and zoom at the same time very quickly, much faster than a "tight" zoom.
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