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Title: Exup servo pulley - lubricate?
Post by: Jagman on 20 October 2016, 10:57:25 pm

Finally got rid of a persistent EXUP error reading after several adjustments of the cables... but noticed the servo pulley looks heavily rusted. Would spraying it with WD40 damage cable traction on the pulley?

Title: Re: Exup servo pulley - lubricate?
Post by: cl1ve2004 on 21 October 2016, 12:50:01 pm

doing mine at moment but if you search here and Pats site plenty of info..cant do any damage soaking with wd40

Title: Re: Exup servo pulley - lubricate?
Post by: PieEater on 21 October 2016, 03:01:52 pm

WD40 was not designed as a lubricant so there are better alternatives for this purpose such as 3 in 1 with PTFE to name just one.

Title: Re: Exup servo pulley - lubricate?
Post by: Andy W on 21 October 2016, 06:30:14 pm

GT-85 is also a good aerosol PTFE spray.
Cheap enough & readily available.  :)

Title: Re: Exup servo pulley - lubricate?
Post by: chriswarren on 21 October 2016, 08:39:48 pm

Thx - I'll use a better lubricant, but I was more worried whether lubricating the pulley and the cable around it will make the pulley slip against the cable?... or doesn't it work this way?

Title: Re: Exup servo pulley - lubricate?
Post by: Tmation on 22 October 2016, 06:08:24 am

Quote from: chriswarren on 21 October 2016, 08:39:48 pm

Thx - I'll use a better lubricant, but I was more worried whether lubricating the pulley and the cable around it will make the pulley slip against the cable?... or doesn't it work this way?

The cables are fixed at both ends so can't slip like drive belt on a car. One cable pulls the valve open the other pulls it closed

Title: Re: Exup servo pulley - lubricate?
Post by: Rob on 22 October 2016, 09:11:03 am

I put copper grease over the lot due to the heat burning off oils and as stated the wires clip into the pulley and work from fixed points on the pulley,