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Originally Posted by alistairsam
Thanks Dave.
Do you remember what it was like with the spurs?
so the worm and gear mesh makes a big difference as well with pointing?
Have you tried the backlash tab in Pempro?
I know there's a lot mentioned about grease for the bearings and I know its not part of the belt mod, but what would you recommend? I believe white lithium isn't recommended, but bearing grease with PTFE or superlube with PTFE?
Cheers
Alistair
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Hi Alistair,
I don't have any measurements with the original gears.
The worm gear mesh is the main reason for pointing problems.
If you can feel movement when gently trying to rotate the RA with the counterweight shaft that's the worm clearance.
I set my mount so that there's just the smallest of clearances with out the mesh being closed and no tighter.
I don't use Pempro so I've not tried that test.
There's a lot of opinion on the net to what grease is best.
Lithium + ptfe is commonly quoted but may not be suitable for very hot environments/climates . A continuous high average temp may cause the grease to dry out requiring regreasing. I've never had this problem though.
A general EP grease would be fine also.
Cheers,
Dave.