Well John,
I decided to follow your sage advise and wash out the grease from my gearbox, replacing it with the Heavyweight Shockproof oil.
I will need to order the oil as it seems it is not carried locally anywhere.
So, I boldly proceed to open the gearbox, prepared to become a greasy mess.
Sadly, as soon as I popped the cover, a whole bunch of oil dumped out on the floor !!!
Stupidly, I was so convinced by the statement in the manual that there was grease in there.? It did not even occur to me to tip the machine back so the gearbox would be horizontal.? It could have been worse (at least I had the saw in the horizontal position) !
The gears look brand new, but now I do not really have any idea how much oil remains and I can't just add some because I don't know exactly what it is.? So, I will proceed with the plan to drain and fill it with fresh Heavyweight Shockproof.? On the bright side, at least I don't have to get all greasy in the process and I know the gears look very good !!
I don't know how to gauge if this saw should be filled with 200 ml or 250 ml.? I'll just fill it with 200 and look at the level.? Roughly speaking, how close to the top of the gearbox should it be (assuming the gearbox is horizontal of course !!!)?
-Tom
