[NSRCA-discussion] Neu Gearbox Grease Question

[Scott Pavlock]

Thanks for the input everyone. She's all greased up and running great!


Scott
On Jul 3, 2012 10:07 PM, "Dave Lockhart" <DaveL322 at comcast.net> wrote:

> Scott,****
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> That looks about normal from my experience.  I clean all the grease out of
> the motor and gearbox, and then fill all the teeth in planetaries, ring,
> and sun gear with grease, and put it back together.  I’ve got gearboxes
> with well over 500 flights and no abnormal wear.  At about 500 flights, the
> needle bearings are definitely worn, and easy to replace.  My micrometer
> says the drive pins on the output shaft are unchanged, and the ID on the
> planetaries is unchanged.****
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> Regards,****
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> Dave****
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> *From:* nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org [mailto:
> nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] *On Behalf Of *Scott Pavlock
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 03, 2012 7:04 PM
> *To:* NSRCA Discussion List
> *Subject:* [NSRCA-discussion] Neu Gearbox Grease Question****
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> So it's my first time attempting to grease the gearbox on my Neu F3A, and
> I have a question about a specific part of the motor. ****
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> The area around the center of the motor where the main gear comes out is
> full of grease; quite a lot of it. Should I remove it all and re-pack it
> with the same amount of grease, or leave it like it is? I linked to a
> picture to explain where I am talking about: Click here for the picture
> of the greased area <http://i.imgur.com/byrcg.jpg>. I'm used to seeing a
> plastic washer cover this area in all of the pictures I have looked at, but
> it looks like the housing of the motor has taken its place.****
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> Thanks!****
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> Scott Pavlock****
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