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Having completely stripped my newly acquired but 9 year old Yani A901, I noticed some of the blued needle springs have some surface rust here and there.
This rough surface, and even that of a new blued spring, must create a little friction against the key arm or rod surely? Upon reassembly I plan to lightly coat the needle springs with Ballistol gun oil. This is fantastic at protecting bluing from rust and lubricates too.
The lubrication will have a tiny effect on speed and playability but every little helps.
Does anybody else bother to lubricate these metal on metal spring to key areas I wonder?
This rough surface, and even that of a new blued spring, must create a little friction against the key arm or rod surely? Upon reassembly I plan to lightly coat the needle springs with Ballistol gun oil. This is fantastic at protecting bluing from rust and lubricates too.
The lubrication will have a tiny effect on speed and playability but every little helps.
Does anybody else bother to lubricate these metal on metal spring to key areas I wonder?