Question About Lathe Leadscrew Lubrication

[snub]

I recently purchased a Grizzly G0768 lathe and am in the process of making sure everything was lubricated. I removed the nut from the end of the leadscrew and pulled out one of the two thrust bearings. Found it to be completely dry, no lubrication whatsoever. So before I get carried away with dismantling the bracket to access the front bearing I thought I had better check in here and see if that is normal. I while back I had to change out one of the leadscrews on my new milling machine and found the thrust bearings had very,very little lube on them. Perhaps they need it?

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[velocette]

Hi snub
It appears that they are ball thrust bearings so grease or oil will suffice.
Oil on the headstock end bush and along the lead screw little and often. 

Eric

[snub]

So I took off the bracket and removed the front bearing. Dry as the Sahara desert. Very strange.

[Pete.]

It runs at low speed, I would grease the bearings with LM grease and reassemble. Probably repeat yearly depending on frequency of use.

[chipenter]

The clubs G400 clone dosn't have thrust bearings just an oiler , bearings need lube I would fit an oiler as oil may wash out any swarf that gets in , they are cheep and easy to fit .