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Old 28-05-2011, 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by [1ponders] View Post
On the bearing surfaces you really only need a pretty light smear.
Paul you only mean the roller bearings not the taper ones right? And by surface you mean just the outside??? or do you take the dust caps of and (after cleaning) apply a small amount inside?

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If you PM Brundah (Dave) he will give you the name of a you-beaut grease that is good for use in mounts
Adam
Will do....
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Don't use white lithium grease either - it drys out over a period of time and separates!!!
What have you used in the past Bill?

These are only two of the sites that I have had a look at and looks like they have used a bit of grease in the bearings....

http://www.beevo.com/Components.htm
http://www.astro-baby.com/EQ6%20rebu...%20rebuild.htm

Thanks for your input guys!

Bartman
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