Re: [OM] Re-lube of Bounce Grip 2?

[Skip Williams]

I have lots of extra Campagnolo Special Grease that I've had for years.  
It's a high-quality, light-yellowish grease.  Would that work?  It was 
designed for bicycle wheel bearings.
Skip


> From: Bill Stanke <bstanke@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [OM] Re-lube of Bounce Grip 2?
> Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 09:07:54 -0800
>
> Skip,
>
> This is a pretty easy fix.  You should have the exploded parts diagram
> in front of you, as you are working on it.
>
> I would use a blow dryer or heat gun to warm the grease.  Olympus used a
> grease that dried out, and looked and acted like glue.  You will need to
> remove all of the old grease, and re-lube.  I believe that I used axle
> bearing grease for the project, but I suspect that any light/medium
> quality grease would work.
>
> Here is a previous post on the matter:
>
> When the grease gets that hard, don't try and force the parts apart!
> Use a
> heat gun (or a big hair dryer) to get the area very warm.  The grease
> will
> usually soften up enough to get the parts to separate with a modest
> amount
> of force.  This is a very common problem with microscopes since they may
> sit in a lab unused for years.  An Olympus microscope tech showed me
> this
> trick when I was trying to service some microscope parts.  It works
> incredibly
> well.
>                                 -mark
>
>
> Hope that helps!
>
> Bill Stanke
>
> Skip Williams wrote:
> >
> > I've got a BG2 whose mounting screw is VERY hard to turn and tighten.  
> I'm
> > talking about the larger knurled screw that attaches the camera mounting 
> bar
> > to the Grip unit.  I see that there are several philips-head screws
> > attaching the cover onto the mounting bar.  So I'm assuming that if I 
> take
> > these off, I'll gain access to the insides.  After that, any pitfalls?  
> What
> > kind of cleaning and lubricant should I use?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Skip
> >
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