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Subject: 
Re: Erroded axles
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Tue, 12 Mar 2002 11:44:03 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Thomas Avery writes:
> In lugnet.technic, Fredrik Glöckner writes:
> <snip>
> > I don't think there is any way to avoid this problem.  Perhaps there
> > exist some kind of synthetic grease, which can be used to reduce the
> > friction?  If so, this could be the solution to your problem.  But keep
> > in mind that the grease will be quite messy, and you need to make sure
> > that it is not a kind of grease which ruins the ABS material out of
> > which LEGO bricks are made.  Most kinds of grease are probably
> > incopatible with plastic materials.
> 
> Lubrication has been discussed quite a bit before. Be sure to check out
> "lubrication" under the Popular Subjects and FAQ section on the Technic
> front page:
> http://www.lugnet.com/technic/lube
> 
> TJ

Yes, i did it before posting the message. It is of no use for me, front axle
is too low - too small ground clearance, every lubrication i tried catched
dust and made things much worse. I didn't tried teflon (?tephlone?) as
lubricatin yet.



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: Erroded axles
 
(...) I think that's just an inherent problem with lubricating parts. I don't think there is an easy way around it, unless we operate our models in a very clean environment. But even then it's hard to keep everything clean. (...) Have a look though (...) (25 years ago, 12-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
  Re: Erroded axles
 
Why not try spray graphite ? It's dry so dust won't stick : ) Robert Seifert <seifrob@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:Gsuz9F.GDE@lugnet.com... (...) axle (...) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)

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  Re: Erroded axles
 
In lugnet.technic, Fredrik Glöckner writes: <snip> (...) Lubrication has been discussed quite a bit before. Be sure to check out "lubrication" under the Popular Subjects and FAQ section on the Technic front page: (URL) (25 years ago, 11-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)

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