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himalaya · 06:28 AM

If your bearing still works well, leave it as it is.

I was taking too much care to my toys, clean and re-oil them each time got back from the field. But I then found re-lubing will hurt the bearings cos the oil will "flush" into the bearing and bring dirt/sand in. It can't be more obvious that the bearing sounds worse after being lubed, I can feel the sand inside when spinning the bearing. I experinced the same over all kinds of bearings, metal, rubber sealed, ceramic......

So what I learned to do is, lube the bearings when new(to solve thick grease it may contain), leave it there, replace it when necessary, NO RE-lube.

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himalaya RC-Monster Carbon Fiber Offline Posts: 392 Join Date: Nov 2008	09.11.2009, 06:26 AM If your bearing still works well, leave it as it is. I was taking too much care to my toys, clean and re-oil them each time got back from the field. But I then found re-lubing will hurt the bearings cos the oil will "flush" into the bearing and bring dirt/sand in. It can't be more obvious that the bearing sounds worse after being lubed, I can feel the sand inside when spinning the bearing. I experinced the same over all kinds of bearings, metal, rubber sealed, ceramic...... So what I learned to do is, lube the bearings when new(to solve thick grease it may contain), leave it there, replace it when necessary, NO RE-lube. ....What a Blue Sky.... Last edited by himalaya; 09.11.2009 at 06:28 AM.