Re: [SilverStreak] grease'n my acme

["Steve Mack" <stevemack@xxxxxxx>]

 thanks for the input Al,
 ya my supreme luxury liner is 32 years old and in this arizona frypan i have seen just what dry is.  
 the trailer has spent its whole life here,   
 
----- Original Message ----- 

> The instructions with my Reese power jack prohibits greasing the jack screw.
> It also warns against excessive lubrication of the coupling between the gear
> case and the jack screw, as oil that gets into the jack screw and ball nut
> will dilute the grease.
> Now, after 29 years I would guess that the grease on the jack screw and in the
> ball nut might be getting a little dried out. However, if the grease in the
> gearbox is any indication (it's still soft and full of oil), maybe the jack
> screw grease is still good. I doubt that Reese really intended for its product
> to last three decades.
> I have not tried to open the jack screw and ball nut case (the vertical tube).
> I do not want to mess with the recirculating ball nut assembly if not
> absolutely necessary.
> Recently I opened the motor and oiled the bearings, which were quite dry. The
> motor had taken to squealing and being sluggish. I oiled the bearing hoIders
> and felt pads with light oil. I also redistributed the grease in the gearbox
> and put a little oil into the bearing bushing recesses.
> Al
>