Wednesday, January 30, 2013

A little Dab will do Ya





I am old enough to remember this commercial

Today as I was working on the 301A,  I kept repeating to myself,  A little Dab will Do Ya (TNWSS)

Clearly whoever serviced this machine last did not have that philosophy.  Though I have a feeling he (likely he) is also old enough to remember this commercial

Double you Tee EFF?

(OK  I have never pretended that this blog is G rated.)

It took me a very long time to get this goop cleaned out.  I used a toothbrush and kerosene and wiped and wiped and wiped.  I would use the toothbrush soaked in Kero, scrub and then I would wipe it off on a rag and start all over again.   I flushed with SM oil then scrubbed some more. It was a MESS.

But so worth it.  Just a small little bit of Tri Flow grease and these gears are good to go.

Remember yesterday's photo?
This was a bit easier to clean up.  And true to my philosophy, there is just a dab of Tri-flow grease on the textolite gear.
 In order to clean this all up, I took the motor out. A future post covers that.


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3 comments:

  1. We were watching a commercial tonight for Family Guy or Simpson's, not sure which, and their way of cussing was 'Question Mark, Pound, Exclamation Point!!!!!' I thought that was cute. I hope I remember it next time I need to cuss!

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  2. Oh, thank you. Even without watching the commercial, I now have the jingle stuck in my head. LOL The big gear in my old Kenmore looked like that the first time I opened it up. It came from the factory packed in what looked like Vaseline. I just left it.

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  3. Last night I took the covers off my new to me Featherweight and it looked just like that. Dried grease splattered everywhere! I don't alway enjoy getting machines in mint condition. I enjoy the task of cleaning and cleaning...

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