I had the SAME problem last Summer with my 250. I returned it to Van Staal and later spoke with Dan from VS. Water had worked it's way in behind the handle seal and corroded the bearing. They (VS) replace over 50 parts at no charge.
Dan told me that occasionally the will get a bad batch of seals and this problem will occur. It was something that they were very familiar with and had a resolution for.
My advise is to call Dan at the VS service number and describe what the problem is. Dan may remember me so you can use may name and sight the problem I had last Summer. Hope this helps.
Paul Iemma
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