Kluber Isoflex special A for motor?

ripperj · Jun 19, 2019

Acer is telling me that the Baldor Super E motor on my Acer knee mill needs Kluber grease at $120 a tube, I know that’s what the spindle bearings take, but I wouldn’t think the motor would need it. The grease costs more than new bearing!, they are just 6206 and 6205.
Does this sound right?

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gustafson · Jun 19, 2019

Dunno what is in Kluber, but it was called out for something on my DMG

German tech came in to install the updated central lube[negating the need for the Kluber] he needed to prime the lines. Grabbed the factory grease gun and squirted the contents into the trash. About lost it. I mean, I didn't need it anymore, but it was a hundred bucks!

Maybe call Baldor?

They are bragging on the efficiency, maybe it is about that

ripperj · Jun 19, 2019

Disregard, they sent me another email, now they recommend Mobil Polyura Blue at $10 a tube

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thermite · Jun 19, 2019

ripperj said:
Acer is telling me that the Baldor Super E motor on my Acer knee mill needs Kluber grease at $120 a tube, I know that’s what the spindle bearings take, but I wouldn’t think the motor would need it. The grease costs more than new bearing!, they are just 6206 and 6205.
Does this sound right?

Given that many folks "pack" rolling-element bearings CHOCK FULL when they are generally meant to have a third (or less) that much grease, a $50 mini of Kluber might well serve BOTH spindle and motor.

That is not necessary (for either, really..) but it may be wiser than not.

Kluber greases have earned a reputation for significantly longer at-spec working life w/r the inevitable age degradation than is otherwise much the same, one alternative to another.

The $$ payback could be in labour and downtime savings @ roughly double the intervals between service.

Mind .. it could take 40 years and good time and cost records-keeping to be sure which one came out cheaper...

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