Tire machine maintenance

[Sugarkryptonite]

Hi guys

I have a new to me tire machine that I'm cleaning up, and wanted to know what the best thing to use for lubricating the jaws on the machine would be. Oil or grease? The jaws that move back and forth to clamp the wheels.

 

[djbmw]

They dont really need lube - unless they are corroded and you're trying to free them up. Bead lube will naturally fall off the tires and cake the table and jaws.