Wing pin grease

On Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at 12:32:08 AM UTC-4, wrote:
Just get some spray-on silicone lube - it really doesn't matter what you use (if everything is aligned you don't need any lube, just clean the grease off of the pins). Certainly don't use anything that is messy, i.e. stains your clothes.

Tom

Tom

I wouldn't use any lube with silicone; makes it hard to paint. Matter of fact, I agree with Tom that the problem isn't lubrication, it's the unnecessary close tolerances those (mostly) German engineers design in. What I do is take a Dremel with a small 1cm diameter sanding stone and shave off about 0.5mm of steel from the receiver holes. Makes assembly much easier and no lubrication means its better on the environment.

You are just kidding, right? I sure hope so!

Uli
'AS'

On 7/14/20 7:27 AM, AS wrote:
On Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at 12:32:08 AM UTC-4, wrote:
Just get some spray-on silicone lube - it really doesn't matter what you use (if everything is aligned you don't need any lube, just clean the grease off of the pins). Certainly don't use anything that is messy, i.e. stains your clothes.

Tom

Tom

I wouldn't use any lube with silicone; makes it hard to paint. Matter of fact, I agree with Tom that the problem isn't lubrication, it's the unnecessary close tolerances those (mostly) German engineers design in. What I do is take a Dremel with a small 1cm diameter sanding stone and shave off about 0.5mm of steel from the receiver holes. Makes assembly much easier and no lubrication means its better on the environment.

You are just kidding, right? I sure hope so!

Uli
'AS'


Umm, I believe she was poking a bit of fun at Tom, who suggested
skipping the grease altogether. Possibly he was joking, but I'm afraid
he might have been serious.

If you post sarcasm on R.A.S. would anybody ever notice?