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 Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 6:09 pm Post subject: Lubrication |
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I have never seen this mentioned on the List before. What is the proper lubricant for all the control surfaces? Stick and rudder pivot points, rod ends, hinges on wings and tail, etc.
Bill Sullivan
Windsor Locks, Ct.
FS 447
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| Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 6:23 pm Post subject: Lubrication |
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I'm not an expert, but personally I used spray silicone because it doesn't collect dirt and airborne particles.
Dave Kulp
Bethlehem, PA
On 10/15/2014 10:08 PM, william sullivan wrote:
| Quote: | I have never seen this mentioned on the List before. What is the proper lubricant for all the control surfaces? Stick and rudder pivot points, rod ends, hinges on wings and tail, etc.
Bill Sullivan
Windsor Locks, Ct.
FS 447
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| Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 9:18 pm Post subject: Lubrication |
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On bigger homebuilts, the recommendation is a non-greasy lube, so it won't catch & hold dirt in the pivot points.
Charlie On Oct 15, 2014 9:11 PM, "william sullivan" <williamtsullivan(at)att.net (williamtsullivan(at)att.net)> wrote:[quote] I have never seen this mentioned on the List before. What is the proper lubricant for all the control surfaces? Stick and rudder pivot points, rod ends, hinges on wings and tail, etc.
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John Hauck
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| Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 5:28 am Post subject: Lubrication |
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I use "zoom spout turbine oil" on my home built for everything but the hinges. For the hinges I use some CRC spray lube, or something similar. I haven't found anything that won't attract dirt, especially in the desert. Maybe Larry Cottrell will chime in here with his expertise. He is a "real" desert rat.
I don't know if I have a "bigger or smaller home built".   An RV8 is 24X21 and a MKIII is 30X23.5. Yet a Bearhawk is 33X23.5. I am in a dilemma.
john h
mkIII
Crawfordville, FL
On bigger homebuilts, the recommendation is a non-greasy lube, so it won't catch & hold dirt in the pivot points.
Charlie
On Oct 15, 2014 9:11 PM, "william sullivan" <williamtsullivan(at)att.net (williamtsullivan(at)att.net)> wrote:
I have never seen this mentioned on the List before. What is the proper lubricant for all the control surfaces? Stick and rudder pivot points, rod ends, hinges on wings and tail, etc.
Bill Sullivan
Windsor Locks, Ct.
FS 447
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Dennis Kirby
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| Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 5:35 am Post subject: Lubrication |
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<< What is the proper lubricant for all the control surfaces? Stick and rudder pivot points, rod ends, hinges on wings and tail, etc. Bill Sullivan >>
Bill / Kolb Friends -
For steel-on-steel pivot points (like the torque tubes) and for rod ends, I use ordinary 3-in-1 oil. For all the alum hinges, I use dry-moly lubricant, like what they sell in the bike shops for the insides of brake cables.
The dry lubricant will not collect dust and dirt. This is important for your hinges (which are aluminum), because grit in the hinge will quickly wear away the metal, with the constant motion of a moving hinge.
Dennis Kirby
Mark-3 / 912ul
Sandia Park, New Mexico
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rickofudall
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| Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2014 12:22 pm Post subject: Lubrication |
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I use Teflon spray on almost everything because once the carrier evaporates the lubricant left behind is completely dry.
Rick Girard
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On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 8:28 AM, John Hauck <jhauck(at)elmore.rr.com (jhauck(at)elmore.rr.com)> wrote:
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I use "zoom spout turbine oil" on my home built for everything but the hinges. For the hinges I use some CRC spray lube, or something similar. I haven't found anything that won't attract dirt, especially in the desert. Maybe Larry Cottrell will chime in here with his expertise. He is a "real" desert rat.
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I don't know if I have a "bigger or smaller home built".   An RV8 is 24X21 and a MKIII is 30X23.5. Yet a Bearhawk is 33X23.5. I am in a dilemma.
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mkIII
Crawfordville, FL
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On bigger homebuilts, the recommendation is a non-greasy lube, so it won't catch & hold dirt in the pivot points.
Charlie
On Oct 15, 2014 9:11 PM, "william sullivan" <williamtsullivan(at)att.net (williamtsullivan(at)att.net)> wrote:
 I have never seen this mentioned on the List before. What is the proper lubricant for all the control surfaces? Stick and rudder pivot points, rod ends, hinges on wings and tail, etc.
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                                                                          Windsor Locks, Ct.
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