116B Vernier drive grease - Printable Version

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116B Vernier drive grease - Hank G - 04-01-2015

I disassembled, cleaned the drive, and greased it with a light bodied type of grease. The rotation of either the fast or slow shaft was fairly rough, streching the tension spring per the service tip did not help. I took it apart, cleaned, and regreased it with heavier wheel bearing grease, which very much improved the feel, much smoother. Is there a certain type of grease recommended, or found to work best in this drive?
Thanks Hank

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RE: 116B Vernier drive grease - Radioroslyn - 04-01-2015

I use wheel bearing grease or white grease. It is a bit heaver that some but is a little on the gooey side which helps it stick to the ball bearings and drive.
Terry

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RE: 116B Vernier drive grease - Ron Ramirez - 04-02-2015

I use white lithium grease. No problems so far...

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RE: 116B Vernier drive grease - exray - 04-10-2015

I like Nyogel. Its is what is used on camera lenses and turntable arms to give that silky, velvety feel. Its very pricy though. I paid $22 for a tube of it 10+ years ago and it will likely outlast me so its not a bad investment.

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RE: 116B Vernier drive grease - Eliot Ness - 04-10-2015

(04-10-2015, 05:27 AM)exray Wrote:  I like Nyogel.  Its is what is used on camera lenses and turntable arms to give that silky, velvety feel.  Its very pricy though.  I paid $22 for a tube of it 10+ years ago and it will likely outlast me so its not a bad investment.

Looks like there are several versions of NyoGel:

http://173.201.33.140/~nyelub/products/nyogel.shtml

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