Technics SP10 MK3 bearing and lubrication

JP only requires the outboard box containing the PS and the drive circuit to do his upgrades, if that helps.  Since that box is so precious to the function of the Mk3, I considered driving it up to NYC and then picking it up afterwards.  It's about 240 miles from my house, and my sister lives on the UWS. (Upper West Side, to non-New York aficionados.)  But I think my level of paranoia is unwarranted.  Now that JP can fabricate the chip circuit, the PS can be considered to be replaceable if the worst should happen.

Shane, I bought JP's chip a year or more ago, but I need to have him install it.  (My OEM IC was and still is working fine.) That would be you, JP.  Back then, you said you were making some further improvements to the circuit.  Could you deal with my power supply if I sent it and the new chip to you in the next month or so? (Although I hate to inactivate the Mk3, even for a week or two.)
Thanks.

Thanks, guys.
I had totally forgotten about this long lost thread, which must have gone unnoticed by everyone else until now.

My Mk3 was NOS when I bought it; it's still in perfect cosmetic condition. I have done the Krebs mod, and I mounted the chassis in a lead and wood plinth of my own design that weighs a net of ~80-90 lbs.  I mounted a 10.5-inch Reed 2A tonearm with an ZYX UNIverse cartridge, and I am very fond of the whole set-up.  One of these days, I will have JP Jones install his upgraded chip and re-calibrate it, but right now I don't think it could be beaten, although other high end turntables may sound "different".

But funnily enough, I cannot recall whether I ever did anything about the bearing lubricant.  I may have or may not have.  The bearing itself could not possibly have had any wear on it, because of the NOS status. Five years is a long time.