Bezzera Strega lever "jittery"

[Armand]

Recently my last part of the lever action on my Bezzera Strega has become "jittery" , I've already tried greasing the bearing but that didn't work

Does anyone have any idea, or a guide to open and clean the group?

[espressotime]

Remove cover,disconnect switch,take off bolts that bind upper and lower group and pull out the spring assembly.
Schakellaartje los dat de pomp bediend( onder kapje),bouten los die groep delen verbinden en groep eruit trekken.

[Armand (original poster)]

Remove cover,disconnect switch,take off bolts that bind upper and lower group and pull out the spring assembly.

i tried, the little tube that houses the cables for the switch won't budge

[erik82]

There's a much easier fix. This just means the seals are out of lube. Turn the machine off and wait for 10 minutes pull the lever all the way down so that the piston is in the upper position. Remove the shower screen and lube the inside of the cylinder. Move the lever up and down a couple of times and your done. Removing the whole piston is for large maintenance but for just lubing the piston this works best and is much easier.

[another_jim]

Sweet! Never thought of that.

[Armand (original poster)]

There's a much easier fix. This just means the seals are out of lube. Turn the machine off and wait for 10 minutes pull the lever all the way down so that the piston is in the upper position. Remove the shower screen and lube the inside of the cylinder. Move the lever up and down a couple of times and your done. Removing the whole piston is for large maintenance but for just lubing the piston this works best and is much easier.

he bedankt, kan ik vaseline gebruiken?

[MB]

Sweet! Never thought of that.

Don't feel bad, I've pulled the screen and partially pulled the lever on a hot machine to get a little silicone grease up in there, and still didn't think of this.

[MB]

he bedankt, kan ik vaseline gebruiken?

Don't use petroleum products like Vaseline. Use Dow/Molykote 111 O-Ring Silicone Lubricant. You can usually find a small size used for scuba.

[Armand (original poster)]

thanks

[ilVecchio]

I do this regularly with my Cremina. Doug of Orphan Espresso has even posted a video on this technique.

Joel