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Might it be better to use a bit of pencil lead as grease will pick up all sorts of crap which may damage the gears..What type of grease is recommended for lubricating the Cube? Mine (recently purchased) does not have any lubrication on the worm gears. What parts of the Cube are recommended to be lubricated?
Victor
I agree - in my case the cube is very lightly lubed overall. The friction pads make more difference than the gears.In my opinion, gears that don't move with any speed or great load like in the Cube are best to be lube free and clean than lubed up but full of atmospheric crap in a sticky grease (dry or regular).
For me, regular cleaning maintenance is more important than lubrication with the open nature of the Cube.
My OP stated that the worm gears were not lubricated. The plates do have a very viscous grease applied...... different parts. I've decided to apply a very small amount of lithium grease on all parts and will see how things work out.At first you wrote "Mine (recently purchased) does not have any lubrication on the worm gears.", then "The grease that is on my Cube is VERY viscous - much more than anything I have at my disposal."
Is your cube lubricated or not? If your cube is already lubricated, I would not add an unknown lubricant. Some greases are not compatible with one another.
If there is no lubricant, you can use pure graphite (which is better than pencil lead, which also contains abrasive materials). You could also grease designed for worm gears, but it will bind dust.
"Mountain bike dry chain lube" appears to be beeswax or paraffin with a solvent. That would work too.
I have the same issue with my lateral adjustment. Fore and Aft is much smoother.... this is with the Cube on the tripod with the levels towards the user. Taking apart the bottom portion of the Cube seems much easier than the top although I don't know if I would attempt it even though I have a lot of confidence in my mechanical skills.wayne:
i'm not satisfied with my little lever locks either. plus after a liberal greasing of all the sliding surfaces and working through the movements, the action is not ideal...too much "stiction"
i may open it up for a better understanding