WHAT GREASE TO USE FOR SYNSCAN PRO GEARS

[DaveGibbons]

Guys and Gals, what is the best grease to use for the drive gears on an eq5/6 pro motors? what is the best high performance lubricant that will stay on the gears.

cheers

Dave

[todd8137]

lithium grease

http://www.bikegoo.co.uk/product.php/43/0

[Bizibilder]

White Lithium grease, available from Halfords or other bicycle shop.

[Gina]

Got a 12.5Kg pot of that (and a pressure greaser) we use for the tractor etc. So wont be any problem when my mount needs greasing A good general purpose grease.

[lukebl]

Interested in this myself. Do you need to completely strip the mount down to re-grease, as I've seen on various websites (and which rather alarms me), or can you just open the side cover and do it without dismantling it?

[Bizibilder]

I would not suggest mixing greases - they may or may not interact. You should clean all the old grease off first and then re-grease. Grease does not have an indefinate life and does get "old" and shouild be replaced from time to time.

[lukebl]

I would not suggest mixing greases - they may or may not interact. You should clean all the old grease off first and then re-grease. Grease does not have an indefinate life and does get "old" and shouild be replaced from time to time.

So do you need to strip it down to do that, and is it difficult? Sorry, Dave, not trying to hijack the thread or anything, but it's something I've been thinking about for a while!

[RogerTheDodger]

I'm planning to do my HEQ5 soon, read through the tutorial on Astro-baby's site, Mel covers both the HEQ 5 and HEQ6.

[fwm891]

Lithium based 'white' grease - any reasonable bike shop

[Astrogeordie]

I agree, for my old EQ6 classic I used white Lithium grease. The black original stuff could be only dissoved with brush cleaner, as isopropylic alcohol failed to dissolve it.

However: I have two NEQ6 pro mounts now, one purchased August 2008 and one February 2011. In both cases they worked fine out of the box and I found no need at all to regrease them. I get around 4-5 min unguided exposures at 1000mm f.l. out of them - hence "never change a running system".

[Gina]

I have two NEQ6 pro mounts now, one purchased August 2008 and one February 2011. In both cases they worked fine out of the box and I found no need at all to regrease them.

And so they should - they cost enough!

I get around 4-5 min unguided exposures at 1000mm f.l. out of them - hence "never change a running system".

Quite agree.

[lukebl]

Personally, I don't have the nerve to do this ....

... to my precious NEQ6. Do you really have to take it apart to re-grease it?

[Gina]

I would have thought something like the NEQ6 mount would have been good for 10 years or more without attention (other than maybe tightening up the taper bearings). It shouldn't be subject to wet or dirty conditions and if not overloaded, shouldn't wear unduly. So why should it be necessary to re-grease?

[RogerTheDodger]

Grease dries out over time, and historically synta have been a bit hit and miss on the greasing.

[Gina]

Grease dries out over time, and historically synta have been a bit hit and miss on the greasing.

I see.

[Astro_Baby]

If you want to see what happens when greases get mixed take a look at my case study of an EQ6 I worked on recently here EQ6/Atlas Addendum

This was almost certainly the result of greases being added which has caused all of the mounts shims to disintegrate.

This is also a cautionary tale for anyone buying a used EQ6 or NEQ6.

[sbooder]

Personally I would suggest Super Lube PTFE Grease, I used it on my EQ5 and 2 years down the line it is still smooth as silk. I now have it on my EQ6 and it glides.

[red dwalf]

astro baby, you are a very brave person indeed, can you buy new shims and bearings from dealers in this country for use on the mounts ?

[faulksy]

you can get all the bearings from any bearing supplier and will cost half the price

[Astro_Baby]

Bearing I usually get from RS Components as they are usually very cheap and RS always have stock and never mess me about. Delrin shims are gotten from the guy on my Supertune page.