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Jafa · 07-23-2007, 04:39 AM

Did you grease the spindle and dampers?
Check the same amount of the spindle sticks out both sides
Then put it all together
This is the single most common reason for Lepton shakes

jonny_volts · 07-23-2007, 04:49 AM

There was alot of grease already on them when it arrived and its only a couple weeks old. I can pull it apart and take another look but I don't know what grease to use?? Another guy I fly with thinks it could need more fine tuning in terms of balancing.

Jafa · 07-23-2007, 05:53 AM

Certainly the white blades gave some people problems
But the dampers grab the spindle too tight
Remove the spindle and grease where the spindle sits inside the damper
Then when you put the spindle back in - accurately center it

jonny_volts · 07-23-2007, 06:07 PM

I'll give it a go what type of grease should I use?

jonny_volts · 07-25-2007, 06:48 AM

Is the CRC brand white lithium grease that comes in an aerosol can ok to use to grease the spindle? The only other stuff I could find was plain lithium grease but it looked kinda cheap and nasty. Please advise before I go ahead and grease this puppy I don't wana f*#k it up :?

John Heli · 07-25-2007, 06:55 AM

I used grease designed for thrust bearings. It works fine on my spindle, all bearings, the main shaft and even on my main gear of the 3dx500.

Jafa · 07-25-2007, 08:14 AM

The CRC white stuff is pretty light - I would use servo grease or thrust bearing grease

jonny_volts · 08-08-2007, 07:24 PM

Sadly grease did nothing it flies the same as before and still the sab blades make it vibrate but the stock blades are very smooth. Any more ideas?

07-23-2007, 04:39 AM	#21 (permalink)
Jafa Registered Users Join Date: Apr 2005	Did you grease the spindle and dampers? Check the same amount of the spindle sticks out both sides Then put it all together This is the single most common reason for Lepton shakes __________________ Rave 450 \| Lepton \| Logo 400/500/600 \| Aeolus \| Sceadu \| Freya \| Avant FX \| Raptor G4 Gryphon field rep

07-23-2007, 05:53 AM	#23 (permalink)
Jafa Registered Users Join Date: Apr 2005	Certainly the white blades gave some people problems But the dampers grab the spindle too tight Remove the spindle and grease where the spindle sits inside the damper Then when you put the spindle back in - accurately center it __________________ Rave 450 \| Lepton \| Logo 400/500/600 \| Aeolus \| Sceadu \| Freya \| Avant FX \| Raptor G4 Gryphon field rep

07-25-2007, 08:14 AM	#27 (permalink)
Jafa Registered Users Join Date: Apr 2005	The CRC white stuff is pretty light - I would use servo grease or thrust bearing grease __________________ Rave 450 \| Lepton \| Logo 400/500/600 \| Aeolus \| Sceadu \| Freya \| Avant FX \| Raptor G4 Gryphon field rep

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07-23-2007, 04:49 AM	#22 (permalink)
jonny_volts Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: May 2007	There was alot of grease already on them when it arrived and its only a couple weeks old. I can pull it apart and take another look but I don't know what grease to use?? Another guy I fly with thinks it could need more fine tuning in terms of balancing.

07-23-2007, 06:07 PM	#24 (permalink)
jonny_volts Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: May 2007	I'll give it a go what type of grease should I use?

07-25-2007, 06:48 AM	#25 (permalink)
jonny_volts Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: May 2007	Is the CRC brand white lithium grease that comes in an aerosol can ok to use to grease the spindle? The only other stuff I could find was plain lithium grease but it looked kinda cheap and nasty. Please advise before I go ahead and grease this puppy I don't wana f*#k it up :?

07-25-2007, 06:55 AM	#26 (permalink)
John Heli Registered Users Join Date: Jun 2007	I used grease designed for thrust bearings. It works fine on my spindle, all bearings, the main shaft and even on my main gear of the 3dx500.

08-08-2007, 07:24 PM	#28 (permalink)
jonny_volts Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: May 2007	Sadly grease did nothing it flies the same as before and still the sab blades make it vibrate but the stock blades are very smooth. Any more ideas?

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