There is absolutely no risk of group tear taking the lever handle out and even the cam which is optional to lube them. I am not a handy guy and I did it. The fact is that you eventually get used to the lever getting stiffer as time passes by and you only get a little concerned when it squeaks....
Again, my only advice as I mentioned it before is take a picture of the lever and cam before you snap it out and assure you that the whole service should not las longer than 15 or 20 minutes. Dow Corning 111 is the best lubricant available for espresso machines. It is food safe and stable up to 400F. I will even try it on the next group gasket to be able to take the screen easier for cleaning. How long will it last? Well, Chriscofee recommends blackfushing with detergent only once every 4 to 6 weeks if you pull 2 to 6 shots a day ( I fit in this category) and I was doing it once a week ! , therefore, I think that every 3 months would be ideal only in case that I detect the lever stiffer or squeaking. Only time will tell, but again, according to the link provided you can lube the sides of the cam and the pins without even snapping the cam out since you only want to do it if you are going to lube the back of it ( once a year is more than enough IMHO). Without snapping the cam out it would take me 10 minutes total to lube the sides of the cam, the pins and the inside part of the barrel which are the most important parts. On Jan 9, 9:29 pm, "herman" <[email protected]> wrote: > That would be my worry. It looks like more wear and tear taking the group > apart that often than not lubing at all. > Sent from my BlackBerry Smartphone provided by Alltel > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Benjamin McCafferty <[email protected]> > Date: Sat, 09 Jan 2010 19:25:12 > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Squeaky Lever > > Nice article, thanks. I would be curious for a followup post, after you next > backflush with Cafiza, on whether the 111 stood up to it or not. > bmc > > On Jan 9, 2010, at 6:09 PM, mariowar wrote: > > > Well, I got some Dow Corning 111 and it took me about 10 minutes to > > remove the nuts and the cam and lube everything. Then it took me about > > 2 hours to put the cam back where it belongs. If I had taken a pic > > before taking it out it would have bee WAY easier..... :) > > > Now the lever feels like NEW, I had forgotten how smooth it was. I > > will definetely do it again. > > > Just in case that you think that coffee oils are enough to lube the > > cam and the lever take a look to this link which by the way showed me > > the way to put the cam back in its place. > > >http://coffeetime.wikidot.com/e61-lubrication > > > On Jan 7, 7:24 am, HERMAN <[email protected]> wrote: > >> i have a brewtus II that i got in november of 2005, it does the same thing > >> every time i clean with cafiza but it smooths out after a couple of shots. > >> it's done it since the first time i cleaned it. i doubt it will be a > >> problem. > >> h > > >> --- On Thu, 1/7/10, mariowar <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> From: mariowar <[email protected]> > >> Subject: Squeaky Lever > >> To: "Brewtus" <[email protected]> > >> Date: Thursday, January 7, 2010, 12:48 AM > > >> My Brewtus III is one year old and the E61 lever started to produce a > >> squeaky sound. Y backflush with cleaner every week after pulling about > >> 30 double shots. > >> I am a little worried because it does not go away by itself and I > >> think that if I keep using it some internal parts of the group will > >> wear out fast. > > >> I read about DOW Corning 111 valve lubricant which is Food Safe + > >> handles High Temperatures. > > >> I wonder if any of you have serviced the lever? Any tips? Is it > >> easy to put it back? > > >> Thanks > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >> "Brewtus" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> [email protected]. > >> For more options, visit this group > >> athttp://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en. > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Brewtus" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
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