Greasable Blade Pins Worth the Effort?

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Greasable Blade Pins Worth the Effort?

Post by hydrogeo » Mon Apr 13, 2020 8:39 am

I am in the process of swapping out the beat up blade assembly on my 40c for a nice 62 blade. The blade I'm swapping in looks like it had very little use, and there is virtually no pin or bushing wear. There is probably 3/8" of play in the lower bushings, and 1/4"in the cylinder lift bushings of the blade I have now. When I hit the blade control level I can count to 5 before the blade starts to move.

I am toying with the idea of throwing the pins for the 62 blade in the lathe and making some grease ports before I assemble it. Anyone else done this? Worth the effort?

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Re: Greasable Blade Pins Worth the Effort?

Post by Lavoy » Mon Apr 13, 2020 10:28 am

Cylinder pin bushing are already greaseable, wouldn't bother on the other ones. I would put new bushings in both ends of the cylinder, that will help with the play.
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