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Old 06-01-2015, 09:48 AM   #8
Overlord
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quote:Originally posted by Phil P

.......I cut the old legs open and found the large screw that runs down the inside of the legs to have striped the nut that it runs on. This is most likely because of the heat buildup created running the screws at a higher seed than the manufacture of the legs intended them to run...........

Phil P

That is a huge problem with these things, no good way (read: easy and not messy) to lube the nut and leadscrew. Mine are now binding. Hopefully, the nut is not too far gone yet. Next project is to pull the legs and figure a way to grease them by adding a zerk fitting somehow.
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