Welcome to my channel: This video is a complete tutorial of how to hypertune a Celestron CGEM II mount. This procedure will also be very similar on EQ mounts. I will be repairing stripped bolt holes, replacing both motors, replacing bearings and hypertuning this mount for peak performance. You can do it too! This is a lengthy project so set aside a fair bit of time so you're not rushing. I did mine over the course of 2-3 days. It was time well spent. This mounts performance is outstanding now. I will also be including some tips/tricks to make other improvements as well. To keep your mount operating at its best, I recommend cleaning and regreasing everything every 3-5 yrs as preventative maintenance. Once you have brass wheel gear sanded/polished so that it fits perfectly, having to repolish and regrease parts will be a breeze for the maintenance aspect. Sanding is the worst part in my opinion and being able to skip that step will make it a more enjoyable process. Taking your mount apart for the first time may prove somewhat difficult with stuck or stripped nuts/grub screws, its common so fight through it. You'll get it. Thanks for watching. Please subscribe and hit that like button, it will help my channel.

NOTE: THE PARTS USED (BEARINGS, SPACERS, ETC) ARE FOR CGEM MOUNTS.
AVX & SKYWATCHER EQ'S ARE LIKELY DIFFERENT SIZES. PROCESS WILL BE VERY SIMILAR.


TOOLS:
Flat head screwdriver
Philips head screwdriver
Small needle nose pliers
Large needle nose pliers
Strap wrenches
Channel lock pliers
Allen wrenches both metric and standard
Digital calipers
Rubber mallet or dead blow hammer
Snap ring pliers (optional) - [ Ссылка ]

SUPPLIES:
Lithium grease
Sandpaper 600,800,1000,1200 grits
Metal polish
Citrus degreaser
Small block of wood
Rags
Toothbrush
Anti-seize
Thread locker (Loctite)

PARTS: (optional/recommended)
4 @ (Recommended) Ceramic hybrid bearings 8mmIDx22mmODx7mmW
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6 @ (Optional - Ceramic hybrid) or steel bearings 40mmIDx68mmODx15mmW
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Assorted thickness PTFE spacers 41mmIDx55mmOD or 1.5"IDx2-1/8"ODx.010,.015,.020 thicknesses
Teflon Sheet to cut for spacer shims - [ Ссылка ]

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