Gearbox grease what should I use

Service manuals

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OIL change!

https://www.google.com/search?q=hobart+se+601+service+gearbox

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https://www.webstaurantstore.com/999/food-grade-lubricants-and-food-safe-lubricants.html?vendor=Hobart

You open the gearbox up and scrape it out with your hand and maybe a screwdriver, then replace with the correct grease. For example Kitchen Aid use food grade grease.

You open the gearbox up and scrape it out with your hand and maybe a screwdriver, then replace with the correct grease. For example Kitchen Aid use food grade grease.

The top blunt end of the agitator is threaded and when removed allows to agitator to come off. Lots of lint and old soap accumulate there and can pretty much "glue" the agitator in place. Once gone, you will see the drive shaft from the gearbox sticking up. I think you need to pull the gearbox to get to the seal. The gearbox is filled with nasty surpy "blackjack" grease and can be reused. You might get the repair kit from the manufacturer. That will include all the seals and "O" rings needed to keep the tub from leaking and the grease inside the gearbox.

if a manual gearbox ,then its fairly easy to repair without stripping box and thats to pump a grease gun full of LM grease into gearbox as the grease will settle in the bottom of the box stopping the oil leak but a auto box will require looking at

It uses grease to lube the gearbox. makita supply their own grease so you should be able to get a small tube from your local dealer. You don't have to use Makita grease though, just general grease should be fine. Not too thick and heavy, or too oily and light. I know that sounds a bit vague. Do you have other machines that you have grease for? SDS hammer drills, saws, any small power tool like that will use a similar type of grease.

Hi,

How old is the machine?

The leaking comes from the lower gearbox assembly, ther are two kind of gearbox. There are two kind of vertical drive shaft, 14mm and 12,7mm that goes through the gearbox.

You can try to replace the grease, make sure that is vegetable grease.