Bigiron
02-23-2016, 07:17 AM
Decided to lube up the wipers and gaskets on my Impact. I did notice the bottom wiper seal on the large slide had a small piece missing on the right side of the side. I also noticed that when the slide is moving in, the wiper does its job and folds in with the slide. However, it is extremely tight between the floor of the slide and the frame once the wiper is folded in. I believe this may have something to do with the rubber tearing. BUT the biggest issue is now after lubing the gaskets, the slide slips on the way in and out as thought is it not sliding smoothly and is grabbing. I tried wiping the lube off, adding more, but the slide still skips in both directions. It was always smooth before I lubes it. The front slide performs as it should, but the bottom has rollers where the other large slide does not.
Any ideas? I plan to replace the wiper seal and possibly lower it so it does't pull so far under the slide while retracting.
What am I missing here? The only thing that has changed is I lubes the gaskets.
Any ideas? I plan to replace the wiper seal and possibly lower it so it does't pull so far under the slide while retracting.
What am I missing here? The only thing that has changed is I lubes the gaskets.