Woodstock W1824 manual Lubrication, Trunnion Slides, Worm Gear, Bull Gear & Leadscrew

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Lubrication

It is essential to clean components before lubricating them because dust and chips build up on these components and make them hard to move. Simply adding more grease to them will not yield smooth moving components.

If you thoroughly clean the components in this section before lubricating them, the result will be silky smooth movement when turning the handwheels, which will result in much higher enjoyment on your part!

Use mineral spirits, shop rags, and a stiff brush when cleaning these components, then let them thoroughly dry before applying the lubrication.

Trunnion Slides

Clean out the front and rear trunnion slides with mineral spirits and a rag, then apply lithium grease into each groove. Move the blade tilt back-and-forth to spread the grease (see Figure 83).

Worm Gear, Bull Gear & Leadscrew

Clean away any built up grime and debris from the worm gear, bull gear, and leadscrew (see Figures 84–85) with a wire brush, rags, and mineral spirits. Allow the components to dry, then apply a thin coat of white lithium grease to them.

Front

Trunnion

Slide

Figure 83. Trunnion slide (front slide

shown)

Bull Gear

Worm Gear

Figure 84. Location of the bull and worm

gears.

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Leadscrew

Figure 85. Location of the leadscrew.

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