nigel
New Member
According to my service manual I -must- not use 2-4-C on the gimbal bearings as the teflon causes the bearings to slip (rather than roll) and eventually fail... OK.. Sounds reasonable.
So this morning I went round to one of the local merc dealers to get some Gimbal Bearing and U-joint Lube, as specified.. But they didn't have any and told me to put 2-4-C everywhere. The old "Thats what we've been doing for years.." story. But does everyone do this? The warning in the manual not to use grease with teflon is pretty clear!
Of course, I'm now worried that my drive may have 2-4-C where it shouldn't and as soon as I put the proper stuff in the now worn bearings will stop slipping and the whole thing will go pop... In a very expensive kind of way.
So this morning I went round to one of the local merc dealers to get some Gimbal Bearing and U-joint Lube, as specified.. But they didn't have any and told me to put 2-4-C everywhere. The old "Thats what we've been doing for years.." story. But does everyone do this? The warning in the manual not to use grease with teflon is pretty clear!
Of course, I'm now worried that my drive may have 2-4-C where it shouldn't and as soon as I put the proper stuff in the now worn bearings will stop slipping and the whole thing will go pop... In a very expensive kind of way.