Traveler car, how free to move?

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Post subject: Traveler car, how free to move?

Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 4:44 pm

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My traveler car is difficult to move. I've got to push it reasonably hard to move it anywhere on the track..sounds dry and sqeaky. I'm about to scrub the track with a toothbrush, then add silicone to lube.

So, how easily should the car move?? Should it move freely on it's own? When wind swings the boom..this car should move by itself right???

-jeff

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buzzman2

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Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 4:41 am

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Location: Columbus Ohio

Free and Smooth. Use Mclube or similiar stuff, a dry lubricant that won't be a magnet for dirt and grit. Your track just needs some love and Mclube is it.

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Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 8:47 am

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There should be little or no effort to move the traveler. Your bearing may be shot, these things to wear out every once and a while. If your boat is older and is original then I would look at upgrading to a new one, but only if the McLube does not do the trick!

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