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title: "What maintenance does a screw jack require?"
url: "https://zimm.com/wiki/what-maintenance-does-a-screw-jack-require/"
datePublished: "2025-07-24T12:37:48+00:00"
dateModified: "2025-11-17T13:40:44+00:00"
author: "jonathan-mildner"
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categories: "Questions and answers about our products, Screw jacks"
---

ZIMM recommends:

- Regular visual inspection
- Relubrication (ball screw drive every 300 operating hours, trapezoidal screw drive depending on duty cycle)
- Inspection of safety nut (SIFA), screw connections, and surface protection