Well after seeing some of the grease on the transfer gear i decided to go deeper into the puzzle and do a rebuild. I pulled down 1 axis and the grease was horrid, lumped up and definitely not rated for the job. Washed down all the gears with a mix of detergent and 10% citrus concentrate with a toothbrush. Then i moved onto the hideous mating surfaces, i had seen pics but didn't know it got this bad. Honestly who goes to the trouble of machining the surfaces then screwing it up with brushed on paint. I would love the see the arguments at the factory
Anyway i went at the top plate with carby cleaner and it took it off with some decent rubbing. The body however had enamel over the top so i had to hit it with acetone to remove most of it then finish it up with a rub of carby cleaner
Next up is the other set of gears then i need to realign the transfer gear on the worm for the new motor gear positions (due to the bushings) dial in transfer gear and worm backlash and rebuild. Im thinking Molykote 33 medium low temp grease
