Gimbal Cleaning Grease

Carburetor cleaner to remove the grease Use sewing machine oil as a light oil. Teflon not needed First of all, you need to figure out how to get into the bearing. Without taking a good look at the gimbal of this rig, I can't help much here, but you should eventually get into it to the point where you have a steel ball bearing visible. Then, you need to get it clean of all of its grease. The best solution would be something like aerosol spray contact cleaner, but soaking the bearing in a container of rubbing alcohol also works well. Either way, clean out the gimbal until there is no grease or oil left in it. This may take quite a few tries, especially if there is thick grease filling it. Then, re-lubricate it with as little of the lightest oil as you can find. For some of my gimbals, I've used sewing machine oil, which is very close to the oil the top brands recommend. Teflon is unnecessary, and could potentially cause problems. The lighter the oil, the better! By the way, there's a tutorial online about how to clean out gimbals that uses water and soap. DO NOT FOLLOW THIS. Very easy to end up with a seized up bearing if you do that. Alcohol and contact cleaner are much safer options.