Superlube or White Lithium Grease

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

Interesting tool peter, I see how it works. He's a clever man, Bob. Basically I can get to the inside lip of the bearing and drive it from behind if i need to. and then mount over to drive the new one in. But I'll be driving .....slowly and gently. When i do it

By the way thanks for the link to your thread. You did a fantastic job. I've made it a sticky in the DIY forum.

[Paul Haese]

PME's run on Lubriplate 105 grease. Nice grease and I can highly recommend it.

[peter_4059 (Peter)]

Paul,

The way Bob's tool worked was you simply tighten the nut on the threaded rod to press the bearing in - ie no hammering. The tool ensures the bearing goes in (and comes out) straight.

[frolinmod]

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

PME's run on Lubriplate 105 grease. Nice grease and I can highly recommend it.

Oh, now you've done it! I wrote the same thing on Cloudy Nights last year and was ripped to shreds by the inhabitants thereof. Lubriplate 105 is recommended by Software Bisque for the Paramount line of mounts. That may or may not make it good for other mounts.

[Paul Haese]

Would love to be ripped a new one Ernie. Yes might not work for some mounts.

[bartman (Bart)]

K.... so I've de-greased and " unpacked" the bearings.
Used hydrocarbons and then a good wash in hot hot soapy water. Rinse and rinse again.
Then I thought I would speed up the drying process by putting them ( the bearings ) into the oven at a low heat.
Got them out of the oven to cool down for a bit .
Low and behold......oxidization happened on the roller bearings. Not so much on the tapper ones, but just a little.

+1 Marc for the spray Superlube. I wiped off the 'rust' as much as I could see, and sprayed ye ol Superlube. Works a treat.
Spinin' like a top on a marble table!

Q: rust in such a short time????
wtf????

Drying at normal temp would surely result in the same

Any thoughts?
Thanks
Bartman

[multiweb (Marc)]

Originally Posted by bartman

Used hydrocarbons and then a good wash in hot hot soapy water. Rinse and rinse again....
Low and behold......oxidization happened on the roller bearings. Not so much on the tapper ones, but just a little.

...

Q: rust in such a short time????
wtf????

Drying at normal temp would surely result in the same

Any thoughts?

Never ever put bearings in water soapy or not. You dissolve grease with oil not water. Bath them in WD40 so they soak in overnight. Not water.

As an example when you get bitumen spots on your car lower body, you can try to wash it all you want with soap it won't come off. But use a bit of table oil in a cup with a small rug and you'll wipe them off in no time.

[Poita (Peter)]

Is this the Super Lube product everyone talks about?
https://www.mektronics.com.au/index....d=22&Itemid=57

[Poita (Peter)]

Oh, and has anyone considered cerakoting their gears? I had the gears done in an RC car about a year ago and ran it with no grease for 6 months, and there was no sign of wear at all after that time.

Like this:
http://www.rctech.net/forum/nitro-of...-grease-2.html

[Visionoz (Bill)]

Originally Posted by Poita

Is this the Super Lube product everyone talks about?
https://www.mektronics.com.au/index....d=22&Itemid=57

Yep except that you've to ensure that it has the PTFE in it ( eg SUP-92003
Super Lube Grease 3oz Tube) and NOT the standard grease only - Bunnings stock the SuperLube

HTH
Cheers
Bill

[Graham Beazley]

Originally Posted by multiweb

Never ever put bearings in water soapy or not. You dissolve grease with oil not water. Bath them in WD40 so they soak in overnight. Not water.

As an example when you get bitumen spots on your car lower body, you can try to wash it all you want with soap it won't come off. But use a bit of table oil in a cup with a small rug and you'll wipe them off in no time.

I clean the bearings out with CRC brake cleaner from a spray can.. Does the job and leaves no residue at all. I also find this product useful for cleaning nylon/plastic gears then just blow them off with my air compressor. Once again no residue.
cheers.
Graham.

[Poita (Peter)]

Nulon do a PFTE grease that looks a lot like the Mobil Synthetic grease, might give it a try.
Our Bunnings doesn't seem to have the SuperLube.

[astro_nutt]

I use a stub axle from a Toyota for the Azimuth bearing. When it came time to clean it I soaked the bearing, bushes, etc in kerosene overnight. With gloved hands I then wiped off all the old grease and continued to clean it off with WD 40 until no residue was left on any components. A fresh pair of gloves and I repacked with marine, (waterproof), bearing grease, just enough to cover the metal and a light smear on the bushes, etc.
Cheers!

[Steffen]

I've recently cleaned, re-greased and adjusted my HEQ5Pro mount. After going through a lot of degreaser (the Skywatcher "glubricant" had taken on a gum like consistency) I re-greased the small sealed worm bearings with PTFE 3-in1 spray, the worms and transfer gears with white lithium grease and all larger bearings and surfaces with Mobilgrease HP.

The mount has never been running this smoothly and effortlessly before. I wasn't able to completely get rid of the start/stop snarl when slewing, there are some resonances in the mechanism that aren't easily cured.

Cheers
Steffen.

[originaltrilogy (Petr)]

Just do not use clay based grease.
And slew mount around once a week to stop grease wanting to be separated.

[originaltrilogy (Petr)]

Cerakote looks amazing. Does it happen in Australia?

[alistairsam]

Originally Posted by Poita

Is this the Super Lube product everyone talks about?
https://www.mektronics.com.au/index....d=22&Itemid=57

Just bought this super lube as I wasn't happy with the lithium grease spray that I got from bunnings and used on my neq6 after a belt mod.
http://www.mektronics.com.au/super-l...l#.UwLpCfmSxdM

major issue is removing backlash without binding.
so will regrease with the super lube and see how it goes.


Alistair

[Steffen]

I use MobilGrease HP 222 for greasing my mounts. It is a lithium based high-performance grease that will not run, repels water and supports high pressure and temperatures.

Anything labelled lithium grease from Bunnings is a joke.

Cheers
Steffen.

[alistairsam]

yep the lithium grease spray from bunnings was silly.
The superlube is very good and I've finally fixed my backlash as I'm able to mesh closer without binding.

Alistair

[multiweb (Marc)]

Whatever is easier to clean when relube is due.