Seems the cam on the Bezzera Galatea needs frequent lubrication, particularly after back flushing with Cafetto EVO, the lube gets washed out during the flush and you can feel the harsh metal on metal grinding when the lever is operated, continued unlubed operation must hasten wear.
I pulled the whole lever assy out the first few times I did the lube job but thats a bit of a pain in the rear end.
What I do now is remove the mushroom, spring and valve, twist a small piece of cotton wool onto the end of a satay stick, like a long cotton bud, squeeze a small amount of Innox food grade grease onto the end of the cotton wool and carefully insert the cotton tip so that it contacts the cam, operate the lever a couple of times to spread the grease over the surface of the cam, remove the stick (and cotton wool) reassemble and Bobs yer uncle.
The whole job from start to finish can be done in a couple of mins and is certainly much easier than pulling the complete assy apart.
Have had no experience with other machines but imagine any using an E61 group would be able to be greased in a similar manner.
I pulled the whole lever assy out the first few times I did the lube job but thats a bit of a pain in the rear end.
What I do now is remove the mushroom, spring and valve, twist a small piece of cotton wool onto the end of a satay stick, like a long cotton bud, squeeze a small amount of Innox food grade grease onto the end of the cotton wool and carefully insert the cotton tip so that it contacts the cam, operate the lever a couple of times to spread the grease over the surface of the cam, remove the stick (and cotton wool) reassemble and Bobs yer uncle.
The whole job from start to finish can be done in a couple of mins and is certainly much easier than pulling the complete assy apart.
Have had no experience with other machines but imagine any using an E61 group would be able to be greased in a similar manner.


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