I MUST be doing something wrong

"it happens"?.... Yes ...when nikon has no real QC and wants to beat canon to the 2k FX camera market at the cost of the end user. Also posting here is a good way to document the issue and help people avoid making the same mistake I did. I should have waited till this camera had been out for over a year. I wanted FX and jumped too soon. Lesson learned. The issue is that nikon released this camera knowing the problem existed. BTW, when I say 2,800 I mean I had dust to start with but the lubrication issue showed up later. The issue is real. Sorry and nikon has no fix (documented) and continued to sell the product and would deny knowing of any issues. They also have no service advisories about any recent camera issues yet continue to replace parts and "fix" bodies and dont report the issues. Maybe you can check out canon and see the service advisories they post. They actually know when to admit an issue. I will be switching systems when my next round of upgrades comes up if nikon can’t get it together.