Thread Number: 33448
Timer Lubrication |
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Post# 503333   3/11/2011 at 15:33 (4,766 days old) by yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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Can a timer be lubricated?.......these 2 GE's I got seem to be clunky or rather difficult to turn, and seems like a little lube on the barrel that pushes the switches would slide better and make for smoother turning.....
and what kind of lube can I use that would be safe?....WD-40, or terminal cleaner or a light swab of spout oil? I used vaseline on the water level switch, and that glides around smoothly |
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Post# 503357 , Reply# 1   3/11/2011 at 17:46 (4,766 days old) by joelippard (Hickory)   |   | |
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Post# 503371 , Reply# 2   3/11/2011 at 19:33 (4,765 days old) by yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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Actually found an old timer to test with the same issue......shot CRC 5-56 (WD-40), into the little hole where the plastic gears are for the timer motor.....smoothed right out...so I went and repeated this on the 2 machines, works like their new again.....
thanks for you input though I just didn't want it to get on the contacts, and have a spark ignite it, had thi happen once in a distributor cap of a car, just a quick flash fire, just learned to spray, wipe off any excess, and wait a few minutes before starting it up... |
Post# 503457 , Reply# 4   3/12/2011 at 06:13 (4,765 days old) by beekeyknee (Columbia, MO)   |   | |
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Check thread #31983. It's a long thread, so you'll have to wade through it to find the part you want. Some suggest tuner cleaner, but it's getting hard to find, unless you want to order it through the mail. A lot of it's junk now anyway. They've taken all the good stuff out of it (CFC's). I think I'm going to do a test on an old timer by submerging it in white kerosene and operating it while submerged. Then blow it out with compressed air and let dry over night. Then spray the timer down with spray silicone, blow out the excess and operate the mechanism. I'll bet it'll work like new. Be sure and take the timer motor off first. It wouldn't like that.
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Post# 503460 , Reply# 5   3/12/2011 at 06:23 (4,765 days old) by beekeyknee (Columbia, MO)   |   | |
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