Chapter: Maintenance
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• Guide columns - The guide columns require only a thin film of lubrication. It is
recommended that the machine be re-lubricated every two years.
The guide column is located behind the ballscrew. If you suspect that the guide
column needs lubrication, contact Instron
®
Service for assistance.
The top and bottom ballscrew bearings are sealed and should never need lubrication.
Lubricate ballnuts
Refer to Figure 25 on page 115.
Table 9. Lubrication Requirements for Ballnuts
Recommended Lubricant Interval Instron
®
Part Number
Lithium based water resisting grease -
NLGI Class 2
(DIN51825 class K2k LS2)
Equivalents:
Lubriplate: Lubriplate 1200-2
Mobil: Mobilux® 2
BP: Energrease® LS2
Shell: Alvania® R2
1000
1
hours or 36
months of
operating time
2
105-1-1057
(small can of lubricant)
1. If the system is used more than 100 hours per month, inspect the lubricated area periodically and
increase lubrication frequency as required.
2. Operating time is defined as time of crosshead movement, not the length of time the system has been
powered on.
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