Hey Folks,

I have an older Bosch 1617 EVS router. It is becoming increasingly difficult to adjust the bit depth and damn near impossible to get the motor out of the base. It seems like it needs a light coating of grease or whatever to make sure the body of the motor moves fluidly in the base, but there are warnings against doing just that in the user manual. Do you guys typically run something over the motors on your routers to get them to move around in the base or is it best to leave well enough alone? Seems like some white lithium grease or maybe a very light coating of petroleum jelly or something similar would do the beast a world of good.

Thanks

Joe