Originally Posted by
Vintage.Singers.NYC
Hi Joe, why is lithium grease a "no-no" for plastic gears? I don't have any plastic-geared machines but I'm curious.
As for removing it, I second Jacquie; if I had to remove grease from plastic parts, I'd give it a good soak in water and dishwashing detergent followed by a good rinse.
Rain,
I've been doing a lot of reading the last 8 months and some things have become mixed up in my memory. Here is where I read not to use lithium grease in sewing machines:
http://blog.sew-classic.com/2009/01/...g-machine.aspx
Although Jenny is discussing removing it from steel gears, she also cautions about using greases on non metal gears unless it's called for.
Joe