On Nov 11, 5:27*pm, Steve Freeman wrote:
I have the technical service manual for my SZD 55 which is where I
started and where the problem comes from. It shows all the lubrication
points and the lubricant to use for those points. There are a couple
that are listed for low solidifying machine oil but all of the others
list the lubricant as "LT-43". I tried looking it up online but was
not able to get any information which is why I listed the question
here. Anyone know what this is? The manual also lists something called
SILPASTA A for the water valve. I found a materials data sheet for it
and it appears to be a silicon paste with the consistency of vaseline.
Anyone know of a substitute for that or how to get it?

OK I'll bite. Lets guess it's Polish (pretty tricky hey?). Go to
Google Language tools and the "translated search" tab and set your
language to English and the search language to Polish. Search for

"LT-43" grease or "LT-43" Lubricant

Whoa that should keep you busy (or if you had trouble getting there
see http://translate.google.com/translat...se&sl=en&tl=pl)

If you look a the top few links it gives you temp specs for the
grease, its an automotive lithium soap grease. You should be able to
find lots of substitutes.

Darryl