Ransomes ajax grease
What's the preferred grease to use on the cogs, I have general grease and graphite grease, I also have some anti corrosion marine grease.
When I removed the gearing it was caked in the stuff, is that amount really necessary?
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I have a mk 4 and 5 Ajax and
I have a mk 4 and 5 Ajax and both were slathered in grease. Cleaned and oiled and working fine. Yes, there are women on this site too!
Interesting, so when I re
Interesting, so when I re assemble after paint just put the sae30 on the cogs, screw the cover on and I'm done?
What are the grease nipples for on the casing? Or were they for oil once? When I dismantled it I did expect to find a gasket, but none there.
The "grease" nipples are
The "grease" nipples are oilers.
Cwj123 is there a gun
Cwj123 is there a gun available still that fits it, and does it mean a constant oil leak as a gasket is not fitted, and looking at the parts diagram one was never made for it.
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Why are a lot of these mowers packed with grease if it's not what the manufacturer intended?
For the very reason you
For the very reason you mentioned, the oil leaked out and customers didn't like this. A lot easier to brush grease on that didn't leak out.
Use the search.Search oil gun
Use the search.Search oil gun.Grease goops things up.Oil as per service.Its not an oil bath.People have been pumping grease in much the same way as overwatering plants.
Well this makes things more
Well this makes things more confusing for me. If the mower is sold on then over time it will run dry of oil. A small coating of graphite will stay there for years, or will that eventually thin itself to nothing on the surfaces in contact?
I think I would prefer the oil approach as there are nipples for other bearings, can oil guns be bought that fit?
Yes one can get oilers that
Yes one can get oilers that fit.I use a small tecalemit.Use the search(top left) and search oil gun.Its been discussed before.
After a little reading
After a little reading ransomes state that every season the grear housing cover should be removed, old oil cleaned out and a soft grease applied.
That would imply that when I put the mower back together I should grease it lightly AND add oil once assembled.
Can anyone with more know how
Can anyone with more know how acknowledge the above, does grease and oil work together?
Grease is oil and soap. Dried
Grease is oil and soap. Dried up grease is often the soap that has lost most of the oil. Sometimes it can be rejuvenated by adding more oil. The oil is providing the lubricant and the soap retains the oil where it is needed rather than running away.
A semi fluid grease might well be a good compromise if you prefer not to oil regularly. Old cars sometimes use a semi fluid grease in the gear box if it would leak a lot of oil.
Some grease contains solid lubricants like graphite or molybdenum disulfide as additives which are useful if the oil layer is breached.
Alexh that was an eye opener
Alexh that was an eye opener and explains a lot. I'll assemble with a soft grease and use the oil as instructed in the manual.
None.Use oil SAE30.
None.Use oil SAE30.