DE-STA-CO INDEX DRIVES GENERAL SERVICE MANUAL - Manual (Page 6)

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Index Drive Lubrication Data
OIL LEVEL
CAMCO Index Drives are furnished with a "bulls-eye" type oil level sight gauge. The oil level should
be checked when the unit is stopped at which time the oil level should reach the center of the sight
glass (see page 3 for estimated oil capacity). During oil changes this "bulls-eye" can be removed for
cleaning.
CAUTION: CAMCO units are shipped without oil. Be sure to fill prior to initial startup.
OIL CHANGE
An oil change is required every 2000 hours of operation, or every six months whichever occurs first.
Where operating conditions are severe, such as rapid rise and fall in temperature of the indexer
housing (which is accompanied by sweating of the inside walls with a resulting formation of sludge),
where operation is in moist and dusty atmospheres, or in the presence of chemical fumes, it may be
necessary to change the oil in intervals of one to three months.
NOTE: The magnetic drain plug should be visually inspected at this time for metallic chips
that might indicate failure of one of the internal components.
TYPE OF OIL
Lubricating oils should be high quality, well-refined petroleum oils or synthetic lubricants with
extreme pressure additives. They may be subjected to high operating temperatures, so they must
have good resistance to oxidation.
IMC recommends the following:
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General applications: ISO 220 grade oils with EP additives such as MOBILGEAR 630
(Exxon-Mobil) or OMALA 220 (Shell Oil).
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Severe applications or for longer life: Oil that meets API-GL-5 and Mil Spec 2105D/E
parameters such as Mobilube HD Plus 80W90 (conventional) or Mobil Delvac Synthetic
Gear Oil 75W90 (synthetic)
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Servo-controlled applications: use Mobil SHC 634 (Exxon-Mobil).
NOTE: When the gear reducer and Index Drive have a common oil reservoir (as with the
902RDM Index Drive and the R250 reducer), an AGMA #8 compound is recommended.
One such lubricant is Exxon-Mobil's 600 W SUPER CYLINDER OIL.
NOTE: If you cannot locate the oil listed your supplier should be able to cross reference to
another brand.
NOTE: For lubricants used in Gear Reducers not sharing common oil with Index Drives see
the GEAR REDUCER SERVICE SECTION. DO NOT use oils with EP Additives in Gear
Reducers.
GREASE PACKED BEARINGS
Bearings that are accessed by oil in the indexer reservoir require no additional maintenance.
Bearings not lubricated by the oil in this way are normally packed with a high quality bearing
grease. However, bearings that are not lubricated by the oil reservoir or by grease packing
will require periodic greasing. Bearings of this type will be furnished with a grease fitting and
should be greased with NGLI #3 bearing grease (such as M
OBILGREASE XHP222) at least once per
month. Do not over lube since the excess grease will eventually fall into the indexer oil reservoir.