Re: Apple //c+ Disk Drive Repair

[mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)]

Linards Ticmanis wrote:

>Michael J. Mahon wrote:
>
>> Also, many lubricants tend to spread, "wetting" surfaces with
>> lubricant as they go.  This causes more dirt accumulation and
>> can get into places where lubricant should not be.  This is a
>> good reason to prefer grease to oil, and is another reason to
>> go _very lightly_ with lubricants.
>
>[Disregard the other typo filled post, unfortunatly our server doesn't
>allow any cancels.]
>
>I've had better results with a Molybdene based lubricant than with any
>kind of grease or oil. Simply putting some dry Molybdene Sulfide (that's
>what I think it was) on that "spiral disk" in the Disk ][ made things
>slide as nicely as... erm.... *censored*

That's molybdenum disulfide--and it's a great "dry" lubricant.
(It's probably a little harder to find than a nice lithium grease.
It is widely used as a mold release agent.)

-michael

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