[HELP] Suggestions for 3 jaw chuck lubrication

[Highpower]

If the esthetics annoy you (and they would me as well) I would correct them as best I could myself by refacing them on the lathe. It just depends on how far out the features are how much they bother you. If it is really bad I would look into getting it exchanged. I find using the alignment rings and a rule to be quite a time saver myself and far less fumbling with a part to get it close. The original Harbor Freight 4 jaw chuck that came with my lathe was pretty bad. Even after getting the jaws out the adjusting screws would still lock up in the chuck body and wouldn't turn. I spent a couple of hours deburring every jaw, every screw and the bores/retainers in the chuck body for the screws. Several needle files and some slip stones paid off big time in making the chuck usable for something other than a door stop.