40 yr old grease almost becomes glue. I've been using white lithium grease when I rebuild these. Not sure if it is the best solution, but it is a lot less thick / tacky.
From: "CZ Unit" <cz alembic crystel com>
To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
Sent: Monday, May 5, 2014 12:28:24 PM
Subject: Re: (ET) Further front lift disassembly woes
On 5/5/2014 12:26 PM, Charlie wrote:
> Basically there was caked, gummy grease holding the worm gear in.
> When I put a drift into the top hole and hit it with a mallet
> everything came apart easily.
Oh yes. Brake cleaner is great to get this junk off, be sure to regrease
lightly during assembly.
C
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