Originally Posted by
jbranting
You can just unhook them and either block the lines or make it loop to reroute the dowfrost away. that's what I did on my machine, no leaks and no problems, I agree with getting away with the chilled ballscrews, it just washes the grease away from the thrust bearings if the oil seals go bad. Just a thought if you can't find a source for them. My machine is a 4020 and I haven't had any problems since I unhooked them about 2 years ago, and I've done some pretty heavy stuff.