manifold lubrication

[g-blo]

i recently took my gauge manifold and all the valves apart to clean it since i jst got them used from another tech in the company. should i be lubricating the valves when i put it all back together?

[Pascone10]

what type of manifold? Refrigeration oil should work ok..

[amickracing]

Or a bit of vac pump oil. I would think for such a small amount needed just about anything would work.

[jpsmith1cm]

You can take those things apart?????

don't think I've ever really considered cleaning and lubricating a manifold

[amickracing]

You can take those things apart?????

don't think I've ever really considered cleaning and lubricating a manifold

I take mine apart every 3 months, and every 3rd thursday of the month I check the torque on all fasteners on my manifolds.
Ok, no, I don't... it'd be nice if I had that much free time with nothing else to do though.

I usually only rebuild my manifolds after something gets broken, or if it starts getting leaky and won't pull a good vacuum. Or if I some how get some nasty sludge in it from a bad burn out.

[Octopus]

I take mine apart every 3 months, and every 3rd thursday of the month I check the torque on all fasteners on my manifolds.
Ok, no, I don't... it'd be nice if I had that much free time with nothing else to do though.

I usually only rebuild my manifolds after something gets broken, or if it starts getting leaky and won't pull a good vacuum. Or if I some how get some nasty sludge in it from a bad burn out.

You had me going for a min, I was like get the crap out of here!