Schwintek slide maintenance
If you do the recommended lubrication with CRC Power Lube on Schwintek slides, over time the aluminum gear racks on the side of the slides will begin loading up with dried lube and dirt. The black dep...
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I'll try that next time. I cleaned mine with carburetor cleaner in a spray can.
This because the rack gear teeth had some goo at the bottom of the u-shaped on each gear.
The Schwintek video shows them using a bent straw on the CRC can to spray the gear block behind the exterior seal. What's up with that?
The CRC is not a true dry lube. It has some sort of liquid lubricant as far as I can tell.
A true "dry lube" would be graphite - which is available in a spray can. However, it is black and not pretty.
This because the rack gear teeth had some goo at the bottom of the u-shaped on each gear.
The Schwintek video shows them using a bent straw on the CRC can to spray the gear block behind the exterior seal. What's up with that?
The CRC is not a true dry lube. It has some sort of liquid lubricant as far as I can tell.
A true "dry lube" would be graphite - which is available in a spray can. However, it is black and not pretty.
