Had to choose between greasing rails or replacing bushings on a Friday rush job

Got a call Thursday afternoon for an old Otis in a 12-story office building downtown. The car was jerking bad on the top floors. I had to pick between greasing the guide rails as a quick bandaid or swapping out the worn bushings on the slippers. Took the extra hour to swap bushings because I knew the grease would just attract dust and make it worse. Took me until 6PM but the ride was smooth as silk after. Anyone else deal with this choice and regret the quick fix later?

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xena_anderson14d ago

Yep, been burned by that grease trick before. Did it on a 10 stop M series once and three months later I was scraping gunk off the rails with a putty knife. Always go for the bushing swap when you can.

sagey6914d ago

Did you catch that article in Elevator World last month about rail contamination from over-greasing? It said the dust buildup can mess with door locks too. Smart move swapping those bushings out.