Preventative Maintenance for your Again Faster® Barbell

[@dangoldstein152]

This method does not effectively get the grease into the bushing/bearing to bar contact area. To do it properly you need snap-ring pliers to get the collars off, wipe down and apply a liberal amount of non-spray white lithium grease to the inside of the bushings and on the bar contact areas. Reassemble and wipe the excess. The spray lithium grease leaves a very thin coating of grease. The non-spray type will hold up better to the loading of the collars.

[@dabernathy15000]

So were you able to get the sleeves all the way off?

[@JasonCaldasCrossFitBridgewater]

can someone please tell me how to remove the sleeve from my barbell?? I was able to get the two retaining rings off of it but now i cannot figure out how to get the rest off and i cannot find instructions anywhere describing how to remove the rest of the sleeve

[@knickknacky]

Did you ever figure this out? I'm stuck too.

[@JuanRuiz-ji6ug]

I too have the same problem. I don't think these sleeves are meant to come completely​ off.

[@SettleNow]

Does your bar have bearings or bushings? I believe the ones with bearings are not meant to be dissembled by the owner. For bushings, should be a series of snap rings. Contact the manufacturer and know which model you have.

[@dangoldstein152]

snap ring pliers from Harbor Freight, Home Depot or Lowes.

[@Papa.BearOz]

would removing the sleeve and putting the lithium grease where the bushing making contact work? thank you

[@kakasvk]

Yes it would work even better as you could clean all dust and dirt out. In that case you would benefit even more from using paste form, not spray.

[@KWeezy1024]

does this work for bearings?

[@bharatvemuri8374]

Why can't I use wd-40?

[@dangoldstein152]

WD-40 isn't meant to be used for bearings under load.

[@JoeDillingham]

Nicki! BE CAREFUL! Don't get the grease in your eyes!

[@kristihargrove9733]

my barbell feels loose but doesn't tighten with an allen wrench any suggestions?

[@robmiller7413]

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