Re: Leaky slides-What to do?


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Posted by John Swensen on July 26, 2000 at 14:57:23:

In Reply to: Leaky slides-What to do? posted by Jason on July 26, 2000 at 14:21:01:

Short term, use heavier grease.

I am not familiar with Kalison tubas, so I don't know if they have different bores for different slides (like, for example, on B&S Perantucci models), but if they do, there is a chance that the wrong size tube was used for that leg of your slide. Replacing it with the correct size would be the best fix.

Another possibility would be to have a repair tech use a slide expander to slightly enlarge the last inch or so of that slide to tighten up the fit a little.


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