GREASE

[kev 102 42]

Im going to strip my mount down ,what is the best grease to use. Thanks.............kev

[Astro_Baby]

There was a thread on CN that asked this - they came to the conclusion that Supa-Lube was the best. YOu can get it here Loctite | Workshop Consumables | Lubricants, Greases and Cutting Fluids | Precison Lubricants | Lubricants

I just used basic lithium grease on mine. You can get lithoum grease from any decent shop selling pushbikes or maybe Halfords.

Lithium grease worked well for me. I figured if it keeps bikes going which are out in all weathers getting wet, cold etc then it should be ok for an astro-mount which doesnt have to deal with exteremely harsh conditions.

[kev 102 42]

Thank you A B...........................KEV

[kev 102 42]

Finally striped down the mount ,got rid of all the skywatcher carp,regreased with 3 in 1 professional white lithium grease from Halfords ,what a difference the mount is now................Kev

[Astro_Baby]

Yup - mine runs sooooo smooth now its like a different mount.

Still messing about with worm engagement though to get it super sweet.

Whay type of mount did you strip ?

[kev 102 42]

EQ3-2 mounted on a EQ-6pro tripod...............kev

[Astro_Baby]

Ah - I will get round to stripping my sisters EQ3-2 at some point I suppose. She wont let me mess with it in case I wreck it - I keep telling her my HEQ5 is perfect after me rebuilding it but she isn't convinced.