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Post #7 by meall
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I did wonder, but as the recommendation in Larry Pina's book was to lubricate with WD-40, I left it at that.
How would something like Dry Glide go?
I agree that WD40 is not a good lubricator. It is more a cleaner. First time I used white lithium grease after I clean it up. Did not remember that until now.

To help cleaning, this time, I dismantle the moving arts from the drive, then put them into paint thinner for the night. That's how I did it for my eMate hinge repair. Very efficient.

I will use WD40 again today to finish cleaning the moving parts. Then I may apply Gigaloo, its a good cleaner too, but most of all, it is a good lubricator, and more liquid than the lithium grease I used. Maybe the grease was too much and makes the drive parts stick again.

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