Gearbox Oil; Lubrication - Grizzly G1071 Owner's Manual

Gearbox Oil

the spindle gearbox contains 4.5 Qts. of 90
Wt. gear oil. replace the gear oil after the initial
break-in and then after approximately every 1000
hours of use. remove the fill cap first, then drain
the gear oil from the drain plug located inside the
sander base at the bottom of the gear box (figure
37). the fill cap is shown in figure 38.
oil drain plug
figure 37. Drain plug location.
figure 38. Oil fill cap.
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sander Base
oil fill Cap

Lubrication

since all bearings are shielded and permanently
lubricated, simply leave them alone until they
need to be replaced. do not lubricate them, as
this will only attract dust and result in possible
premature bearing failure.
do not oil any exposed areas on the sander.
dust will be attracted to these areas, creating a
gummy mixture that will hamper proper move-
ment of components. instead, lubricate exposed
areas with dry, powdered graphite.
model g1071 (mfg. 1/02+)