# Lubricate only what you mean to lubricate

The wrong grease on a belt or a pivot is a new fault. If you are unsure, clean, record, and stop.

Lubrication is where helpful people cause the next job. A belt that needs a specific dressing is not a hinge. A guide rod is not a chain. A seat post may want a different product from a pivot that wants almost nothing.

If the manual is on the asset, follow it. If it is not, do not invent a ritual from another brand. Clean the visible dirt, write “not lubricated, manual not on file”, and get the instruction before you spray.

## Record the product

Write what you used and where. “Oiled it” cannot be reversed with confidence. A named product on a named point can.

Over-lubrication collects dust and then looks like a different fault. If a pivot is suddenly black and gritty, ask whether someone was kind to it last month.

Never lubricate a friction surface that is supposed to brake, grip, or stay dry for safety. If you do not know whether it is that surface, leave it.

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Source: https://gymmaintain.com/blog/lubrication-without-guessing
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