This may be a very simple question, but I assumed I knew the answer before when I first got my mill and saw what I believed to be grease zerks on the table, knee, etc. and thus lubricated all of them with a large amount of grease...only to discover I was not to use grease at all, but rather oil. After learning this I ended up spending the time to completely remove the table, cross slide and knee and cleaned out all of the oil passages. That was a big job I'm here to tell you.
My mill has the M-head with a 1/2 HP motor; at the top of the motor is a zerk. I am assuming this is to provide lubrication to the motor, do I use grease in this zerk for the motor or is it supposed to be oil??
This is a 3-phase motor and when running it this afternoon I noticed the outside of the motor was getting very warm, almost hot. I felt up by the top of the motor and it didn't feel hot, it was actually cooler than the side of the motor.
I ended up shutting down the mill until I could determine what to lubricate the motor with.
So, what should I put in the zerk located on the top of the 1/2 HP motor???
Thanks in advance for the information!!
Rick
My mill has the M-head with a 1/2 HP motor; at the top of the motor is a zerk. I am assuming this is to provide lubrication to the motor, do I use grease in this zerk for the motor or is it supposed to be oil??
This is a 3-phase motor and when running it this afternoon I noticed the outside of the motor was getting very warm, almost hot. I felt up by the top of the motor and it didn't feel hot, it was actually cooler than the side of the motor.
I ended up shutting down the mill until I could determine what to lubricate the motor with.
So, what should I put in the zerk located on the top of the 1/2 HP motor???
Thanks in advance for the information!!
Rick