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Should I grease CD player drawer gear?
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<blockquote data-quote="OgreZA" data-source="post: 360958" data-attributes="member: 13893"><p>I've dug up this thread whilst looking for the answer to the OP's question re lubing a cd drawer.</p><p></p><p>I just bought some "Universal Servo Lubricant" - a silicone based lubricant, from a RC Helicopter shop which they use in their workshop for plastic on plastic gears. I was going to use this, but have decided against it after reading up that silicone creeps, and will get everywhere where it shouldn't, i.e., the lens. Also, once you use silicon, it's pretty much permanent. </p><p></p><p>I've also read up that petroleum based products can destroy the plastics used in gears etc. Will Vaseline, as suggested in this thread, not fall into this category?</p><p></p><p>Now I'm not sure what to do..... :thinking:</p><p></p><p>The only product that I've seen mentioned by name and gets the thumbs up, is M-Kote EM30L - made by Dowcorning. As luck would have it, this is not available off the shelf in SA.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OgreZA, post: 360958, member: 13893"] I've dug up this thread whilst looking for the answer to the OP's question re lubing a cd drawer. I just bought some "Universal Servo Lubricant" - a silicone based lubricant, from a RC Helicopter shop which they use in their workshop for plastic on plastic gears. I was going to use this, but have decided against it after reading up that silicone creeps, and will get everywhere where it shouldn't, i.e., the lens. Also, once you use silicon, it's pretty much permanent. I've also read up that petroleum based products can destroy the plastics used in gears etc. Will Vaseline, as suggested in this thread, not fall into this category? Now I'm not sure what to do..... :thinking: The only product that I've seen mentioned by name and gets the thumbs up, is M-Kote EM30L - made by Dowcorning. As luck would have it, this is not available off the shelf in SA. [/QUOTE]
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