Windshield drive worm gear lubrication

Tims_11Vision Posted 2013-02-12 8:07 AM (#130728) Subject: Windshield drive worm gear lubrication Cruiser Posts: 143 Lexington Park, MD Working on the VV installing clear lens and found SEVERAL little loose ends that really bug me left off from production line. Won't go into the details just to complain but this prompted me to start looking around and I noticed the worm drive gear for the windshield was bone dry as were the two sliding guide bars. Ok so maybe I been working around aviation maintenance too long but worm gear, screw jacks, etc always have plenty of grease of some type. I would think in this case lithium would work well. Any inputs or thoughts as I am about to close this back up. Thanks in advance, will post the things I found undone in a separate thread after I take pics of the new look. Still completely happy with my VV! Tim willtill Posted 2013-02-12 9:24 AM (#130730 - in reply to #130728) Subject: Re: Windshield drive worm gear lubrication Visionary Posts: 1365 Central Maryland Lithium grease would be fine for that application Tims_11Vision Posted 2013-02-12 9:38 AM (#130732 - in reply to #130730) Subject: Re: Windshield drive worm gear lubrication Cruiser Posts: 143 Lexington Park, MD willtill - 2013-02-12 10:24 AM Lithium grease would be fine for that application Thanks Will, perfect timing. I thought Lithium would do the trick but just wanted to see if anyone else had a better mouse trap. Was really shocked it was bone dry. Buttoning it up now! Safe ridin, Tim willtill Posted 2013-02-12 11:41 AM (#130734 - in reply to #130728) Subject: Re: Windshield drive worm gear lubrication Visionary Posts: 1365 Central Maryland I'm going to check mine this weekend and see if it's devoid of grease as well. Thanks for finding this out. Tims_11Vision Posted 2013-02-12 3:54 PM (#130741 - in reply to #130728) Subject: Re: Windshield drive worm gear lubrication Cruiser Posts: 143 Lexington Park, MD NP and again, thanks for the feedback. I put a nice coat of Liquid Wrench Lithium (areosol can) on it and the two guide bars, ran the shield a couple times and it settled right in. Will check it again in a couple months for contaminates. While in there also found the antenna connector next to right side speaker undone as well as some wiring outside of the chaffing protector rubbing on metal so I repositioned and zipped tied. Luckily, I had the speaker out so no problem tightening up the radio antenna connector. Great day working with the bike and I swear it ran better too! lol Safe ridin (DSCN3126.jpg) Attachments ---------------- DSCN3126.jpg (23KB - 4 downloads)