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08-24-2018, 05:48 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Asheville, NC
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Originally Posted by Gary7A
Zoom-Spout oiler
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I need one of those! There are several places on my plane where a bottle won't fit. In those areas, I've been using WD-40 in a EZ-Reach can. Yeah, I know...
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08-24-2018, 06:17 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Winston-Salem, N.C.
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LPS 1 Greaseless
I have been using LPS1 Lubricant for decades on RV's to airliners..until LPS1 greaseless came out. That is my go-to-lube. No dust collecting mess, and compatible with all the other LPS coatings. I use it for my gas caps and all moving parts on the RV. The rod end Hiem type bearings require very little lube, and the LPS is very thin and penetrating.
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08-24-2018, 06:52 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Central IL
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Originally Posted by mburch
Probably lots of ways to do this. I always used to just give the bearings a squirt of LPS-2 and work them back and forth a bit. Hold a rag behind the bearing while spraying to keep from making a mess. Simple.
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+1 - thin film and won't get stiff when -1F outside.
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08-24-2018, 07:12 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Dallas area
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Quote:
Originally Posted by snopercod
I need one of those! There are several places on my plane where a bottle won't fit. In those areas, I've been using WD-40 in a EZ-Reach can. Yeah, I know...
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Keep in mind that WD-40 is not a lubricant. It is a "Water Displacement".
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RV-6 Flying since 1993 (sold)
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08-24-2018, 10:08 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Posts: 2,791
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Originally Posted by fixnflyguy
I have been using LPS1 Lubricant for decades on RV's to airliners..until LPS1 greaseless came out. That is my go-to-lube. No dust collecting mess, and compatible with all the other LPS coatings. I use it for my gas caps and all moving parts on the RV. The rod end Hiem type bearings require very little lube, and the LPS is very thin and penetrating.
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what's the difference between the geese vs geeseless?
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My Artwork is freely given and published and cannot be patented.
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08-24-2018, 10:40 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Hubbard Oregon
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In our shop we use LPS2 with extend-a-lube super straws (one of my favorite little tool inventions)
http://www.cleavelandtool.com/EXTEND.../#.W4A0nc5KiUk
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08-24-2018, 10:40 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Dayton Airpark, NV A34
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve Melton
what's the difference between the geese vs geeseless?
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Geese are noisy, nasty, aggressive birds and leave a big mess behind-----------geeseless folks are the winners. 
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08-24-2018, 11:11 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Roy, Utah
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LPS2 and a syringe with the curved tip.
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08-24-2018, 11:17 AM
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Reedley, California
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Under the heading of, "What I would do differently if I were to build it again," I would be add some sort of small access hole on the side bulkhead/ ribs that support the aft most elevator bellcrank on my -8A. Between the AP servo and the battery box, the lower tie rod is impossible (or so it seems) to reach!
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08-24-2018, 02:19 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Asheville, NC
Posts: 2,104
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mel
Keep in mind that WD-40 is not a lubricant. It is a "Water Displacement".
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That's why I posted "Yeah, I know...". but WD-40 will keep the rod ends from rusting until the Zoom Spout Oiler I just ordered arrives.  I normally lubricate my rod ends with Tri-Flow, but the bottle has to be held upside down in order to dispense the fluid. In certain areas, that's just impossible. I chose Tri-Flow because it contains Teflon and is rated to -40 degrees.
This doesn't apply to RVs but I've replaced the 3/8" rod ends in my landing gear mechanism with the PTFE-lined version from McMaster-Carr. They're rated at over twice the static load as the traditional steel and brass, and never need lubricating. I don't think I would use them in my control system, though, because they feel a little stiffer.
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