rvator51
Well Known Member
What kind of lubrication have people been using on their rod end bearings for their control surfaces and how do they apply it?
I heard a silicon grease works best, but dont see how you can get it uniformly throughout the bearing.
The reason I asked is because I found the rod end bearings on my wifes rv-4 had froze up and the elevator was turning on the bolts. Its a 1989 rv-4 and I dont know if the elevators were ever removed or not. I dont know how you can lub the bearings without removing the elevators unless you use some kind of spray lub and dont know how effective that would be.
I heard a silicon grease works best, but dont see how you can get it uniformly throughout the bearing.
The reason I asked is because I found the rod end bearings on my wifes rv-4 had froze up and the elevator was turning on the bolts. Its a 1989 rv-4 and I dont know if the elevators were ever removed or not. I dont know how you can lub the bearings without removing the elevators unless you use some kind of spray lub and dont know how effective that would be.