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Originally Posted by DonRotolo
Travis,
In general, a thin film of grease is sufficient. If you were to put a glob the size of a pea or raisin on each meshing gear pair it will self-distribute evenly after a few minutes.
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Don - thanks for the good info for the wet stuff, but I was referring to the dry grease, which dries to a milky white waxy film that is hard to notice (for me, anyway) on the WCP gears. I'd like to know if there's a simple way to determine proper coverage and film thickness. We sprayed the snot out of both gearboxes and turned the drive wheels several times to get it into the teeth and then let everything dry overnight. Is that sufficient?
We've driven the drive base several times without noticing any wear on the gears - it's just unsettling to see what appears to be uncoated gears when you're used to globbing black, red, or white gunk into your gearboxes for lubrication!
