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Originally Posted by lardy37
it sounds to me like the grease you are putting in is drying out and turning to powder, i know you said you only put a small amount in it might be worth putting more i probably put to much in mine but also never had this problem even with my old b4.1 after a whole season racing. thats not to say it had dried a bit
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But there was only the smallest blob of AE clear silicone grease, literally less than 2mm^2. Nothing near the quantity of black powder inside. The powder was black, almost carbonised.
I could understand that if i'd packed it with grease, like a black moly grease, but I didn't.
The idlegear was most worn, only slightly on the faces of the teeth, but again that's light nylon or whatever its made of, not black. There was no component or plastic wear to the casings or anything inside, other than the idler.
I've rebuilt it totally dry, with new gears.