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Thank you for the tip. I used # 10 and my SS is working even better than when I got it. Thank youuuuuu

beeg wrote:

Billyo wrote:One last thing! Should I use 3 in 1 oil perhaps? or some good quality motor oil.

You can use 3n1, turbine or non-detergent 10W oil.

My SS is working great after the oiling. Thank you a million

lyall wrote:see post by billmayo
http://www.shopsmith.com/ss_forum/maint ... 17437.html

Hi there BillyO here. I want to thank everyone who helped me to fix the problem with sluggish response to speed up my SS. I oiled my SS as BillMayo and Lyall sent me instructions for. Also thank you JPG for your help. The slow response to speed up or down is fixed. In addition, my control knob works ...

One last thing! Should I use 3 in 1 oil perhaps? or some good quality motor oil. Gosh Lyall. Thank you for the great tip. Is amazing how many mistakes we can make every day for lack of knowledge. Thank you. I will oil my SS sheaves TODAY and see what happens. :D :) see post by billmayo
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Gosh Lyall. Thank you for the great tip. Is amazing how many mistakes we can make every day for lack of knowledge. Thank you. I will oil my SS sheaves TODAY and see what happens. :D :) see post by billmayo
http://www.shopsmith.com/ss_forum/maintenance-and-repair-f10/control-sheave-bearing-t17437 ...

Hi there, good morning. I have never oiled the sheaves due to my ignorance. Sorry :( Which oil should I use? and how much? Should I oil all the 6 sheaves? Every when should I oil such? In addition, I understand that the sluggish is due to the motor shaft not moving the way it should. Should I remove ...

Hi there, good morning! Today, as soon as I get home, will check the teeth on both items. I really appreciate that. Hi and welcome to the forums

I have a 1986 SS and I replaced the bearings and belts in mine about a month ago. I also noticed that the speed control was hard to turn as I checked ...

Hi there, I am facing a problem with my 1985 Shopsmith. I've been using my Shopsmith for about 3 years. Over this time I upgraded it into a 520 with no problems until last week when I noticed a weird noise. After reading what could be I removed the quill and both bearing were out, so I purchased a ...