Oil/Grease

[jeepharley]

Hi guys - Should I oil or grease bearings and shafts as I rebuld? If so what kind? Thanks

[creteus]

I use100% silicone oil on mine

[Ian 777]

Hi

Mineral oil can attack plastics and rubber so you need to avoid that, as Mat sayes silicone oil / grease is good I got mine from an RC truck specialist though I cant remember which one.They ususally have silicone shock absorber oil and different types of none mineral grease. Use grease on your blade holder bearings, washout block and swash plate bearings, everything else can be lubed with the oil

[B2TheEYo]

What ever you do, don't be a cheapo like me, and use vegetable oil or anything you'd normal use to fry foods - it collects dust like a magnet and basically becoming sticky and thick causing lots of extra force to move things. =/

I think I'll just get some oil I take out of my truck engine and slop that on. I'm too cheap. =/

[Ian 777]

dont it mike truck oil it no better than veg oil your helli is giong to need some serious remedial cleaning

[B2TheEYo]

LOL - Really, even vehicle motor oil isn't enough?

I'm clearly no oil expert with RC helis

[creteus]

Fry oil

[Jonnyheli]

Normal metal-on-metal oil for the main shaft so the swash and washout block moves nicley on it. I use this:


The only thing you should grease is the thrust bearing on the feathering shaft. And use silicone grease.

And put silicone lubricant on the belt of the heli.

-Jonny

[MTboy]

Wheres a good place to get the lubes from here in the states?

[Ian 777]

RC truck and racing car suppliers I think they use silicone oilin the shocks andhave other types of silicone and molybdenum grease, give it a google

[creteus]

I use shock oil on mine. Same stuff in the truck shocks.

[MTboy]

I have some shock oil and after run oil that I'm going to dig out to check to see what it is for sure. Would be nice if I could use to save some cash...

[Jonnyheli]

Ahh, good old tamiya damper oil

-Jonny