[R-390] Megacycle Change Detent Lube?

[Roy Morgan]

On May 20, 2009, at 7:15 PM, Flowertime01 at wmconnect.com wrote:

> Mike,
>
> The current century lube of choice is some Mobil 1 synthetic oil....
> -----
> The big ring of the megacycle shaft with the detent notches in it  
> grinds
> into the detent stop spring plate.

If I remember right, this is one place the manuals call for grease.  I  
use "One Grease" from STP, the grease version of the Teflon-containing  
One-Lube that's been suggested here in the past.

A possible cause of the grinding is that the detent spring has been  
worn to the point it has sharp edges rubbing against the detent  
wheel.. If this is the case, you need to replace or repair the detent  
spring.  Otherwise, the detent wheel will become worn quickly and  
scraped away.

Roy

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