Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Lithium Grease

on 2005-10-14 12:43:41 UTC

almost any polar solvent will do
kerosene, charcoal lighter - all good.

--- jymmm <jymmm@...> wrote:

> Does anyone know what will dissolve (amber) lithium
> grease?
>
> I have some 24" Thompson ballscrews on my gantry
> router that were
> working just fine, and now when just jogging on the
> left half and ONLY
> in one direction it'll stall my steppers when
> jogging about 100 IPM.
>
> I can even hear when it's about to stall as it
> sounds like a ball
> bearing traffic jam.
>
> I suspect something is in the ballnut or blocking
> one side of the
> return tube. So need to take it apart but need to
> clean out all the
> grease before hand.
>
> Thanks,
> Jim...
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