Superbly presented...thank you! Your well detailed presentation is a modern update similar to the classic CG5 "Astronomy Boy" mount tune-up. Either Pete's Red Grease from ScopeStuff (Texas/USA) or white lithium from the hardware store are both improvements on the thick and sticky Chinese goop. Clear skies!
Awesome video. Ive noticed my SWSA V1 will randomly stop tracking, usually after a stong temperaure change, although that might just be a coincidence. I plan on trying this, but have you heard of this happening? The lights dont flash, it just appears to stop tracking.
Pro tip: Pre-squeeze out the grease and then use a brush instead of your finger to apply the grease. Then you don't have to be concerned about inadvertently getting grease on the contact/friction parts of the clutch, or making a mess in general.
I finally took mine apart was surprised by the play in the 3 drive gears. I do realize that there must be some play, otherwise they'd be locked up from the start. But, I've been wondering how much this contributes to the inconsistent tracking quality I see in my subs, even within a single session. Thoughts? Is packing with grease part of the solution? I did notice that the ring gear and bearings have a decent amount of grease from the factory. But the worm gear seems to only have what it collected from the ring and the drive gears are dry. I was surprised by that.
Probably too thick. Superlube isn't the best either, causes an awful lot of drag, especially when it's cold. I've seen plenty of equipment gearboxes where the bearings don't rotate due to the drag from heavy grease and just slide on the mating faces instead. Packing the bearings in a slow moving device is not necessary, it's not a car hub bearing that rotates fast under heavy load and gets hot! All it needs is a light application to reduce friction and allow rotation. Everybody (including the factory "assemblers") applies far too much hence it gets in the clutch. A light Lithium or Silicon grease sparingly applied will work well. Remember - Grease is just oil with a thickener to stop it running everywhere 😉
Superbly presented...thank you! Your well detailed presentation is a modern update similar to the classic CG5 "Astronomy Boy" mount tune-up. Either Pete's Red Grease from ScopeStuff (Texas/USA) or white lithium from the hardware store are both improvements on the thick and sticky Chinese goop. Clear skies!
Many thanks!
Andrea, thanks for those videos :D
Thanks for watching them
Excellent video! Thanks :)
Excellent video. Thanks for making and sharing. Subscribed 👍
Awesome, thank you!
Excellent! Just wondering if you cleaned the study’s from the friction surface?
Awesome video. Ive noticed my SWSA V1 will randomly stop tracking, usually after a stong temperaure change, although that might just be a coincidence. I plan on trying this, but have you heard of this happening? The lights dont flash, it just appears to stop tracking.
Pro tip: Pre-squeeze out the grease and then use a brush instead of your finger to apply the grease. Then you don't have to be concerned about inadvertently getting grease on the contact/friction parts of the clutch, or making a mess in general.
Thanks. I did mention one should use a brush or something like so but This was more "for the show" that a real re-greasing 😬
De que material son los dientes del engranaje de la corona, metal o plástico ? Muchas gracias.
all metal
Great video thanks ! Do you have any plans to do the same for the new Star Adventurer GTi ?
Sorry no. I do videos of my gear only and I have no plan to get the SA GTI as I moved to larger mounts now
I finally took mine apart was surprised by the play in the 3 drive gears. I do realize that there must be some play, otherwise they'd be locked up from the start. But, I've been wondering how much this contributes to the inconsistent tracking quality I see in my subs, even within a single session. Thoughts? Is packing with grease part of the solution? I did notice that the ring gear and bearings have a decent amount of grease from the factory. But the worm gear seems to only have what it collected from the ring and the drive gears are dry. I was surprised by that.
For the grease, would high temp brake grease work? It's what I have readily available since I service my own vehicles.
Probably too thick. Superlube isn't the best either, causes an awful lot of drag, especially when it's cold. I've seen plenty of equipment gearboxes where the bearings don't rotate due to the drag from heavy grease and just slide on the mating faces instead. Packing the bearings in a slow moving device is not necessary, it's not a car hub bearing that rotates fast under heavy load and gets hot! All it needs is a light application to reduce friction and allow rotation. Everybody (including the factory "assemblers") applies far too much hence it gets in the clutch. A light Lithium or Silicon grease sparingly applied will work well. Remember - Grease is just oil with a thickener to stop it running everywhere 😉
17:35 .. look like you have some back lack... ie. It wobbles a bit when clutch is tight..
yes I had backlash.. on purpose. there is a whole video on how to remove the backlash :)
@@andreaminoia2002 thanks, yes I watched your video and fixed my backlash!