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Old 31-05-2016, 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by bojan View Post
Yes, worm gear and worm are wearing and over time they are better adjusted to each other.

This process can be accelerated intentionally by menas of polishing with diamond paste. Of course, the assembly after washing and lubricating is critical.
Peter's results are great.
Do you think it could be worthwhile to use a slightly abrasive lubricant for a month or two to speed up the bedding-in process on a new mount - then clean it out and go back to normal grease? guess there would be a need to keep any abrasives out of the bearings though.
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