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To remove the spiral rod from the laser, just keep turning the plastic gear counter-clockwise until the rod is free. Cover it in grease and rub it into the spiral indentation. Then I recommend rubbing most of the grease off of the surface of the rod since you mostly want the lube to be in the grooves and not on the surface. To remove the excess lube from the grooves, screw the rod all the way into the laser and all the way back out again, and repeat that a few timetimes. Then wipe off any excess.