Graphite based grease??

[jeffreb]

hello all thanks for letting me join this great site! Doing a Seeburg m100B and the manual said to lubricate the contact block with graphite. Should I use powdered or graphite based grease? My mechanism keeps selecting the same record over and over, I cleaned the rails now it selects different records, and has now settled on picking out a different record over and over. Thanks for the help. 

[Ron Rich]

Jeff,
Where (page #) does it say that ? I have seen graphite used all over the SAU, but always assumed that someone put it there--never thought the factory did --It has always been the grease, that I have seen. I don't think that's your problem at the moment--I would assume, that if you have removed the SAU, you do not have it properly adjusted, or the contact block ("frog") is not seated well in the U shaped driver bracket. Ron Rich

[jeffreb]

Hi Ron- on page 58 in the troubleshooting section; clean block and rails. Lubricate rails with graphite, I thought this may be my issue since I cleaned the old gunk out of the rails it selects a different record over and over. I also adjusted the contact block as per page 2151. So what kind of grease do you recommend to grease the rails and other parts with? I have the 3 in 1 blue cap motor oil as per your helpful tips section. this is my first jukebox and a learning experience, thanks a lot!!

[Ron Rich]

Hi Jeff,
Thanks--I knew it had to be there--somewhere, as I do recall seeing that--If you can find it, almost any type of graphite grease can be spread LIGHTLY on the areas the frog rides the rails. CRC Sta-lube Moly-Lube Grease, works well--but this lack of grease should NOT be causing that problem if the rails are clean ! Look at page 2151, item C. Do you see the spring steel on the left side ? Does your frog holder have that spring--is the frog sitting level in that holder, with enough pressure from that spring to hold the frog against the other side of the holder ? Be sure this is correct prior to adjusting the SAU, and the frog "U-shaped" bracket, using the two screws shown. Ron Rich

[jeffreb]

Hi Ron- my mounting bracket was bent. I have the 2 adjuster screws out and the Bakelite block is petty hard to push freely in the tracks- should it glide easily or is it normal to be hard to push? Thanks Ron!

[Ron Rich]

Jeff,
Sounds as tho that poor mechanism has had some damage do to being moved without the proper procedure being followed--
Letz put it this way--with no "crap" on/in the slides I check them all. Frog should travel freely. I usually put SAU on one end, and slide a spare block down the slide--Ron Rich

[jeffreb]

Thanks for the info, I got the grease you recommended and will let you know