Grizzly G0696X - Manual (Page 64)

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Lubrication Worm Gear, Bevel Gears, and
Mounting plate Teeth
Check every month. Use a wire brush and mineral
spirits to clean away any built up grime and debris
from the worm gear, bevel gear, and mounting
plate teeth (see
Figure 118).
Figure 117. trunnion slides and tilt leadscrew.
rear trunnion
slide
Front trunnion
slide
teeth
Use a brush to apply lithium grease to the eleva-
tion leadscrew. Brush a small amount of grease
(or oil) onto the elevation rails and wipe them
down with a rag. the goal is to spread a thin film
over the rails to help protect them from rust.
Elevation Leadscrew and Rails
Check every month. Clean away any built up
grime and debris with a wire brush and min-
eral spirits from the elevation rails and elevation
leadscrew (see
Figure 119).
Figure 119. Bevel gears, elevation leadscrew
and rails
Elevation
rails
Elevation
leadscrew
Use a brush to apply a thin coat of white lithium
grease to the worm gear, bevel gears, and mount-
ing plate teeth.
Figure 118. Worm gear, bevel gears, and
mounting plate teeth.
Worm gear
Bevel
gears
it is essential to clean components before lubri-
cating them because dust and chips build up on
lubricated components and make them hard to
move. simply adding more grease to them will not
yield smooth moving components.
Clean the components in this section with an oil/
grease solvent cleaner, such as shown on
page
19 of this manual, and shop rags.
if you thoroughly clean the components in this
section before lubricating them, the result will
be silky smooth movement when turning the
handwheels, which will result in much higher
enjoyment on your part!
The following are the main components that
need to be lubricated:
• trunnion slides
• Worm gear, Bevel gears, and mounting
plate teeth
• Elevation leadscrew and rails
disConnECt thE poWEr BEForE
pErForming lUBriCAtion! After lubrication
is complete, recalibrate the digital readout (refer
to procedure on
page 74) before operating the
table saw.
Trunnion Slides
Check every month. Clean out the front and rear
trunnion slides with mineral spirits and a rag, then
apply lithium grease into each groove. move the
blade tilt back-and-forth to spread the grease (see
Figure 117).