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  • peanut
    Technician
    • Oct 2005
    • 10

    fuser grease

    I work with mainly ricoh, savin, etc and I\'m looking for the best high temp grease with out a stench.
  • imagertech
    Technician
    • Apr 2005
    • 41

    #2
    Re:fuser grease

    i use lubriplate from katun but i find i dont use fuser lube that much any more with the hightemp plastic parts. i do use it on the lower bushings in the smaller sharps.

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    • 10871087
      Service Manager

      1,000+ Posts
      • Jan 2005
      • 1144

      #3
      Re:fuser grease

      Mita used to sell \"Temp-1\" grease that worked ok back in the day but for the past 6 or so years I have been using a product called \"Super Lube\", you can pick it up anywhere. Its a clear synthetic oil that comes in a pen type oiler. its rateed for about 400 degrees but I have never had a problem with it in fusers. It\'s a very thin oil so a drop is almost more then enough for any squeek.

      I agree with Imagertech, I haven\'t needed to lube a fuser in a while. I feel that most copier an printer noises have nothing to do with a lack of lubrication. 97% of the time noise is caused by dirty bushings, shafts, clutches... A little cleaning or a new set of $10 bearings will last longer then a lot of oil.

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      • peanut
        Technician
        • Oct 2005
        • 10

        #4
        Re:fuser grease

        peanut wrote:
        I work with mainly ricoh, savin, etc and I\'m looking for the best high temp grease with out a stench.
        Thank you for the help

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        • Tonerbomb
          AutoMajical Resolutionist

          Site Contributor
          2,500+ Posts
          • Feb 2005
          • 2589

          #5
          Re:fuser grease

          You can also get superlube in a tube that is grease instead of an oil.Check with katun or Ames supply. Ricoh reccomends and sells mobil temp 78. thats the dark grey high temp grease. They also use barierta grease for the fuser bushings, but it ain\'t cheap and I\'ve only seen it from ricoh.:evil: :evil: :evil:
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          • 10871087
            Service Manager

            1,000+ Posts
            • Jan 2005
            • 1144

            #6
            Re:fuser grease

            Which ever grease you use, make sure you slather it all over everything. Put on enough so that it can dry out in a month or so and turn into tar and cause all kinds of strange drive system drag problems. Unless you using something that comes in an aerosol can. If so, make sure you spray enough to coat the entire back of the machine and don\'t forget to hit all the clutches and the idlers in the exit area.

            Any old tech can clean, but only a stud tech can transform a well running machine into job security with a can of WD-40.

            Oh well, just my attempt at humor after a long Monday. :S

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            • galexander37
              Technician
              • May 2007
              • 16

              #7
              fuser grease

              agree
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              • wagon
                Village Idiot

                500+ Posts
                • Dec 2006
                • 654

                #8
                Callbacks - the iron clad guarantee of job security (to a point!). What about only half doing a pm? Grumble. Rant. Rave. Whack. I feel better now.
                If you are hitting your head up against a wall it always feels better when you stop.

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                • blackcat4866
                  Master Of The Obvious

                  Site Contributor
                  10,000+ Posts
                  • Jul 2007
                  • 22649

                  #9
                  Molycote HP-500 Grease

                  Try Molycote HP-500 Grease. Its made by Dow Corning (sharp part # UKOG-0235FCZZ). The Sharp color machines are know for "click, click, clickclickclick, click..." whenever the fuser rotates. Smear this stuff on the ends of the driven fuser roller to stop the bearings from rocking back & forth.

                  Second choice (distant second) Chemplex High Temp Grease. It runs all over the place. It stinks, but doesn't burn.
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                  • konitech
                    Technician
                    • Jun 2007
                    • 20

                    #10
                    i learned this from an old xerox guy, years ago. he had come out of retirement because he needed medical insurance. he started out working on the very first xerox copier. He told me that you can get all kinds of stuff to lubricate fusers, but the best thing is automatic transmission fluid. it's made to be a long lasting, high heat lubricant. put a little in an oil bottle and yer set. it's cheap, plentiful, and i used it for years. works great, especially on bearings...but remember, with lubricant, use only what you need, and put it only where you need it

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                    • philjessen
                      Technician
                      • Jun 2012
                      • 10

                      #11
                      Re: fuser grease

                      Ricoh fuser bearing come from the factory packed with a fluorinated grease called Barrierta. If you mix any other type of grease with fluorinated grease they nullify each others lubrication properties. DuPont Krytox grease is a fluorinated grease completely compatible with Barrierta with an even wider operating temperature range. Available from Image Supply Service. Image Supply Service

                      Phil

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                      • jmaister
                        certified scrub

                        Site Contributor
                        500+ Posts
                        • Aug 2010
                        • 755

                        #12
                        Re: fuser grease

                        MolyKote 300 is used for fuser gearing, actually listed as a part as well.

                        I'd call MolyKote and find some heat friendly spec-ed grease, help line lady is friendly.
                        Idling colour developers are not healthy developers.

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                        • Iowatech
                          Not a service manager

                          2,500+ Posts
                          • Dec 2009
                          • 3933

                          #13
                          Re: fuser grease

                          I don't know if it is available anymore, but I used to use Slick 50 One Lube grease when I ran out of the high temp version of Krytox back in the day.

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                          • Tonerkiller
                            Senior Tech

                            500+ Posts
                            • Oct 2012
                            • 656

                            #14
                            Re: fuser grease

                            In 17 years I have never put grease on fuser gears so I have no use for it now either.

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                            • Venom
                              Technical/IT Support

                              500+ Posts
                              • Nov 2009
                              • 765

                              #15
                              Re: fuser grease

                              Originally posted by Tonerkiller
                              In 17 years I have never put grease on fuser gears so I have no use for it now either.
                              Hot roller bushings would always make knocking noises on Ricohs so grease was the only fix. I doubt anyone wants to grease fuser gears.
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