MordenMike 2 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Hi I am giving my Match a bit of an overhaul and am not sure what type of grease is suitable for the gears etc, will any any easily obtainable grease be suitable or must it be a specialist product ? I assume it needs to be fairly light and good for a widish range of temperatures any suggestions? cheers mike Link to post Share on other sites
chesters1 1576 Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 I just use decent spray grease ,to much grease acts like glue and oil disappears quickly. Remember its only the grease actually touching the moving parts thats actually doing anything the old fashioned act of packing a reel with grease just added weight Believe NOTHING anyones says or writes unless you witness it yourself and even then your eyes can deceive you None of this "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" crap it just means i have at least two enemies! There is only one opinion i listen to ,its mine and its ALWAYS right even when its wrong Its far easier to curse the darkness than light one candle Mathew 4:19 Grangers law : anything i say will turn out the opposite or not happen at all! "To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical." Thomas Jefferson Link to post Share on other sites
Vagabond 1013 Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 A good light oil as used to be sold for Singer Sewing Machines, or "Three in One" oil kept my various Mitchells going for over fifty years. Penn lube is also good. The secret is to use any oil or grease sparingly and wipe off any excess- as chesters says, oil or grease is useful for bearing surfaces only - anywhere else it is extra weight and grit will stick to it. Grit plus grease = grinding paste = bad news RNLI Governor World species 471 : UK species 105 : English species 95 . Certhia's world species - 215 Eclectic "husband and wife combined" world species 501 "Nothing matters very much, few things matter at all" - Plato ...only things like fresh bait and cold beer... Link to post Share on other sites
MordenMike 2 Posted August 18, 2015 Author Share Posted August 18, 2015 thanks gents, I have done exactly that. I found some Abu Garcia rocket oil and a light smearing of bike grease for the gears and all was humming along smoothly yesterday. mike Link to post Share on other sites
MordenMike 2 Posted August 18, 2015 Author Share Posted August 18, 2015 thanks gents, I have done exactly that. I found some Abu Garcia rocket oil and a light smearing of bike grease for the gears and all was humming along smoothly yesterday. mike Link to post Share on other sites
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