Let’s talk about grease.
As we are all learning about the maintenance of our newly built robots I think it is useful to re-post info from our 2022 build thread that has low-key been a huge quality of life improvement for us and others. I’ll just give the tl;dr here:
- Buy a syringes and large-gauge needles.
- Pack one with Mobil EP1 for external gears (swerve module, drivetrain, and similar.
- Pack another with Mobil XHP-461 for planetary gearboxes and enclosed gears.
- Both greases can also be used on chain, as can Chain Saver. We typically use chain saver on chains, but aersolized PTFE isn’t the best thing ever.
Original post here.
Grease sling-off testing.