10ER Quill Binding

[jsburger]

The grease is probably why it was gummed up. Johnson's paste wax is what you want to use. Absolutely no grease or oil on anything.

After some time away from this working on other projects, I'm getting back to cleaning these parts up. What is best to use for degreasing all these parts?

I would use mineral spirits. The only place for a light coat of grease is the splines of the drive sleeve.