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So My C-band dish is setup, not perfect as yet..But I thought it might be interesting to hear how members service or maintain their Actuator..
I have read some will service every 3 months with oil,grease..ect
Just wondering your thoughts and benefits of doing so and the possible damage of not maintaining your motor.
If you have a grease fitting on the actuator, just shoot some high quality grease in there twice a year - making sure that you extend the actuator all the way through the range of motion each time.
Most of the C Band dishes I have picked up the actuators were locked up because no one ever moved them through the full extent of motion. Most were parked on 125 degrees becuase of 4Dtv...
Thanks for the input Joe..:thumbup:
I grease my jacks in the Fall every year, I use white lithium grease.
When I had a jack, I too did mine in the fall. I would also grease any other places that I could. Pivot points ect.. Every now and then I would move the jack through the entire spread from end to end, not just when I greased it. Have a great day!
NOTE: I should add that I always retracted the arm completly then greased it. That way when I extended it out the grease was spread over the entire innards.