Seeburg M100C, best modern lubrication to use?

steve_b10 · by **steve_b10** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 4:52 pm

The manual calls for #20 wt oil and lubriplate. Since the manual was written with a 1952 machine in mind, is there a better choice for "modern" lubricants. Also, what lube should be used on the cam surfaces.
Steve.

by **Ron Rich** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 6:13 pm

Steve,
SAE 20 wt is still my preference--Lubriplate, however was not used, by the factory for that model (see my "Seeburg Mechanism Guide" for more info)--they used Dixon Graphite # 3. which is very hard to find today, so I suggest that CRC Stay Lube Moly Graph be used--nothing, NO GREASE, on any cam lobe--Oil on the rollers only. Ron Rich

steve_b10 · by **steve_b10** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 3:35 pm

Thanks Ron. I assume that SAE 20 wt oil is straight 20 wt motor oil, correct? Also I was able to locate the CRC Sta Lube. And thanks for the advice about not lubricating the cam lobes. That seems counter-intuitive but I guess the oil from the rollers is enough.

I should have asked in my previous message about lubricating the gears in the clutch, and the large one at the turntable assembly. These previously had caked-on grease which I removed. Can Sta Lube be used on these gears.
Thanks, Steve.

by **Ron Rich** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 5:49 pm

Steve,
Yes, on the oil---and--Yes--that's what the moly-graph is for--- any place that the "Seeburg Lube Chart" calls for "Aereo", use a very small amount of moly-- one time, after removing ALL the old "stuff"-- then use nly a drop of oil in that place, so you do not get that "build-up"-- Ron Rich