{"id":1932,"date":"2021-03-28T16:13:17","date_gmt":"2021-03-28T16:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.astro-baby.com\/astrobaby\/?page_id=1932"},"modified":"2021-05-02T15:16:46","modified_gmt":"2021-05-02T15:16:46","slug":"lubrication-and-reassembly-of-the-right-ascension-axis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.astro-baby.com\/astrobaby\/help\/rebuilding-the-skywatcher-heq5orion-sirius-mount\/lubrication-and-reassembly-of-the-right-ascension-axis\/","title":{"rendered":"Lubrication and Reassembly of the Right Ascension Axis"},"content":{"rendered":"

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4 – Synta HEQ5 – Lubrication & Re-Assembling the Right Ascension (RA) Axis<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\n

This procedure will guide you in re-assembling the HEQ5 Right Ascension axis and follows on from the stripping down and cleaning guide\u00a0HERE<\/b><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

NOTE:<\/b>\u00a0Very little of the mount assembly requires brute force on tightening down components. They need to be firm but not so tight the threads pop.<\/span>
\nGenerally a light<\/span>\u00a0touch is required rather than brute force. Remember this is a precision piece of engineering and many of the fittings are aluminium so threads<\/span>
\ncan be easily<\/span>\u00a0stripped and ruined.<\/span><\/p>\n

NOTE 2:<\/b>\u00a0When this guide was originally written the accepted wisdom was that white lithium grease was an overall good lubricant. However it would appear that<\/span>
\nstandard white lithium grease may cause problems under some extremes of damp\/temperature. All of the mounts I have rebuilt have been done with white<\/span>
\nlithium that is stable and often mixed with a synthetic like Teflon or PTFE. It is best to consult the manufacturer on the quality of the product.<\/span><\/p>\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Stage 4 – Re-assembling the Worm Carrier<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\n