Old 07-24-2015, 11:09 PM
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ShirlR
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Originally Posted by soman2
Shirley,

I just received a 404 yesterday and a quick inspection had a lot of fluff and thread around the bobbin case and apparently someone in the distant pass used an automotive grease gun to grease it up. Looks like graphite grease. I might need to bring it to a car wash to hose it out. I will have a lot of degreasing before I can reapply the correct lube/grease. Otherwise it's in great shape and will be an asset to the herd.

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Congrats on your acquisition, Soman2! Let us know how the car wash procedure works out, lol!
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