Hi all -- My favorite oil for low speed bearings and gears is LaBelle 102. It stays put and does not dry out. Raoul Martin (NWSL) recommended it over grease for his gears.
Bill Winans ---------------------------------- > MARY & JAMES DAVIDSON wrote: > i am concerned about graphite getting into the engine? > is this perfered, and concerned about graphite messing with other electrical > items sugestions are apreciated tks. While powdered graphite is good for lubrication, it does have one serious drawback -- it creeps! When used on axle tips, it has been known to creep up and over the wheel's plastic insulation all the way to the metal wheel. Since powdered graphite is also electrically conductive, the insulated wheel is then in electrical contact with the axle and the uninsulated wheel and a short circuit results. Finding the short and cleaning off the graphite will not make you a happy man. Unless you have some very unusual circumstances, it would usually be better to use a good quality light machine oil. Various brands are at your local hobby shop. Good luck....Ed L. www.sscale.org
