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Originally Posted by multiweb
Not a chance. Unless it's a really bad grease. You'll have to sand that DEC shaft to get rid of the bearing tracks. If the shaft is marked like this then the bearings have to be worse and need changing. I reckon this mount coped some serious water contamination.
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That's what I thought. The mount is around 7years old and two years ago it was sent away for a regrease and service. This is the first time I've looked at it since it came back. The large round aluminium bushes that sits inside the large round taper bearings under the large gear had grooves worn in it from the edges of the bearings. I'll have to see if losmandy have replacements for it. I've lightly sanded the edges but there is a significant gap now between the edges of the aluminum bush and bearings. I'd replace the roller bearings inside the axis' but I they are press fitted and I doubt I have the tools to remove them.
These bearing are very different to the EQ6 ones Bart but I'd imaging the same rules apply. The idea is to lubricate, not pack (they aren't car wheel bearings). If I get a chance tomorrow to get a pick I'll grab one, but the roller bearings are press fitted in the axis bore and not easy to get, a piccie of the amount of grease could be a challenge but. I'll see what I can do though. If you were to look at it though you wouldn't see any obvious lumps of grease.
this might help
http://www.astro-baby.com/EQ6%20rebu...own%20Home.htm