actuator weather damage

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My Satellite Setup
Motorised dish; SuperJack HARL 3618+ SuperJack II+ HQ Series actuator; Echostar AD3600 IP Viaccess box
My Location
Southern Europe/North Africa
Howling gales, lashing rain for days on end.... seem to have done something to my actuator. We can still get a good signal on most satellites, particularly the Astras, Hotbird & Nilesat, which are our main sources here in North Africa.
But the actuator makes a really, really alarming noise as it shifts from Astra to Hotbird. (Less bad going the other way, I think).
I have given it loads of oil etc, with no effect. Is it time for a new actuator?
It doesn't really bother me, but the dish is on our (flat) roof, which make a terrible racket in the kids' rooms and I don't want to wake them up at night!
Any suggestions?
 
Hi, might be time for a new actuator. How old is it?
 
Take the linear section apart and de-rust / grease the ball race and the worm drive. Reassemble and reset the mechanical and electronic limits.

To quieten down actuator noise inside the house, pour sand into the ground post.
 
satelliteman and channel hopper many thanks for your replies.
the actuator looks like it is probably more than a decade old, but I am not sure, since we are in a rented property. there is a lot of wind in this district, so I would guess it has taken a bit of punishment over the years.

BUT, as it turns out, since I posted, we have found we need to move house (for an unrelated reason), so I guess it will be time for a new actuator for us (and I hope to replace the old Viaccess which no longer gets support or software updates and makes me crazy). I hope we can leave the dish woes behind for the landlord. Serves him right!

I will keep a copy of the advice, channel hopper, since I suspect if we stay here much longer, I will need it again...

Thanks again.
 
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