Grease your clam plate bearing!

[Agronomist_at_IA]

Just did mine with marine grease!

[gola yona]

Ah yuht, M18 Fuel on a plate with a 6in Lazer. She's nice n slippery bub. Already fah wintah!

[redneckdan]

'Marine grease' might be little stiff for that application. A good synthetic NLGI 1 or a OO would be even better.

[JaminWI]

Is the grease zerk under the blue cover? 

[Ice Scratcher]

Grease, any, is far better than none...

Although some types will run out...

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[SLAYERFISH]

No zerk in my Gen II.   The bearing is sealed.  I suppose you can pry the seal up and squirt some grease in there-

[Agronomist_at_IA]

No zerk in my Gen II.   The bearing is sealed.  I suppose you can pry the seal up and squirt some grease in there-

I have the Gen 2 plate. The plate that you need to take the drill chuck off for. There was a zerk on the bearing on the underside of the plate.

[Rugburn]

I have the Gen 2 plate. The plate that you need to take the drill chuck off for. There was a zerk on the bearing on the underside of the plate.

X2

[SLAYERFISH]

I don't need to take chuck off.

[Agronomist_at_IA]

I don't need to take chuck off.

Then. You don't have the gen 2 plate....

[SLAYERFISH]

Gen 1 was take the chuck off-

[Agronomist_at_IA]

Gen 1 was take the chuck off-

No it wasn't. Gen 1 was the first plates, Gen 2 was the plates with rubber on the aluminum handle tubes. I think there might be one more generation between gen 2 and the plate where you don't take the chuck off.

[Seamonkey84]

Gen 1 and 2 had to take the chuck off, 3 kept the chuck on, 4 had the gear box (recalled). This year has a new gear box.

[Gills-only]

I have the Gen 2 plate. The plate that you need to take the drill chuck off for. There was a zerk on the bearing on the underside of the plate.

.   I have the same, rubber dipped handles

[SLAYERFISH]

Gen 1 and 2 had to take the chuck off, 3 kept the chuck on, 4 had the gear box (recalled). This year has a new gear box.

Cool. Now I know  I have a Gen III. AND I need not worry about lubricating it-

[JohnnyO19]

so, if i just bought a new one, with the rubber dipped handles, is that Gen III ??

[SLAYERFISH]

After Googling it, I have a Gen IV.   Who knew?