It's not shocking that a lens this old needs the focusing ring lubricated. This particular copy was made somewhere between 1967 and 1971, making it forty-two years old at the youngest. I could find no information available online for repairing this lens, and thought I'd share what I learned as it has some hidden tricks. This is Nikon's first lens with Close Range Correction. I did not split the inner focusing helicoid and have heard it's a nightmare to put back together - you really need to know what you're doing. As you can see above I also removed the front element group which is not necessary for servicing the focusing helicoids. What grease to use is up for debate. Some ebay sellers actually have some of the original Nikon greases. Contrary to popular belief not all Nikkors focus the same. Generally AI lenses are stiffer than AI-S, and in my experience Pre-AI lenses are all over the place because many were serviced during AI conversion. Theoretically by choosing the right grease you can have your lens focus more like an AI or AI-S lens, depending on your preference. These are just tips from my experience on this lens and assume you have the right tools like JIS screwdrivers and some basic knowledge of what's trying to be accomplished.

1. Remove the lens mount by unscrewing five slotted screws. These may have loc-tite and need to be heated with a soldering iron before removing. 
2. Remove the small slotted screw on the side of the aperture ring and slide the aperture ring off after removing. This is very different from AI-S lenses, as this screw actually connects the aperture ring to the aperture control. More on this later.

    3. This is where I ran into a wall, and started poking around trying to figure out how to separate the outer focusing helicoid. Inside the lens is a metal tab held in place by three slotted screws. This metal tab physically stops the lens from focusing past minimum and infinity focus. Depending on how the focus and aperture are set it's often hidden by a black sliding metal piece that can be pushed out of the way. Remove the three small slotted screws and tab.
Now slowly unscrew the focusing helicoid by turning the focusing ring clockwise. Go slow while pulling the focusing ring away from the body of the lens. It's very important to know where the focusing helicoid separates, because it needs to be threated back on in the same exact spot or focusing will be off when reassembled.

I took pictures along the way as I progressed. Here you can see the helicoid threads showing, and my particular copy came apart with the infinity mark matching the depth of field scale. A good way to mark the separation point is with pieces of tape on each part.