Grizzly G0554Z owner manual Daily Lubrication

Lubrication

Your lathe has numerous metal-to-metal moving parts that require proper lubrication to help ensure efficient and long-lasting operation.

Other than the lubrication points covered in this section, all other bearings are internally lubricated and sealed at the factory. Simply leave them alone unless they need to be replaced.

ALWAYS disconnect power to the lathe before performing the lubrica- tion tasks. Failure to do this may result in serious personal injury.

Daily Lubrication

The location of the 12 ball oilers that must be oiled each day before operation are shown in Figures 74–75.

The number of ball oilers per component are:

•Cross Slide Handwheel: 1

•Carriage: 4

•Cross Slide: 3

•Compound Slide: 1

•Tailstock: 2

•Leadscrew & Feed Rod Bearing End Blocks: 1

Wipe the ball oilers clean, then depress the ball with the tip of the oil bottle filled with ISO 68 oil (or equivalent) and squirt once. Clean away any excess oil from the area.

NOTICE

Failure to followed reasonable lubrication practices as instructed in this manual for your lathe could lead to premature failure of your lathe and will void the warranty.

Model G0554Z (Mfg 01/09+)

Figure 74. Location of the nine ball oilers on the

carriage components.

Figure 75. Tailstock and leadscrew/feed rod

bearing end blocks.

Use shop rags, a stiff brush, and mineral spirits to clean away debris and built-up grime from the full length of the bedways, rack, longitudinal leadscrew, and the feed rod (see Figure 76). Then apply a thin coat of a good quality way oil to these surfaces, such as Primrose Armor Plate Machine

&Way Oil (refer to Accessories on Page 48 for this product from Grizzly).

Bedways

Rack

Leadscrew

Feed Rod

Figure 76. Bedways, rack, longitudinal

leadscrew, and feed rod.

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