XRAY - Model racing cars

Hi, i know how to clean the bearings but i was wondering how to get the bearings as good as new, would the Fastrax rpm boost be good enough (FAST02-1), i think it is something like microlin oil or something but in a fastrax bottle?, or would the trinity royal oil be good enough?

Charles

Hi Charles,

for your bearings i surgest you use trinity royal oil as this is what i have used for the past year now and all my bearings run really free i aslo know alot of drivers here in the U.K use it as they think it is really good also

Ben

The royal oil is good, but the rpm boost is so much better if you can afford £14 a bottle. Free's up the transmission nicely - especially the layshaft.

I wash bearings initially in a ultrasonic bearing bath in lighter fluid, then flush and clean the bath. I then soak bearings in the bearing boost for 10-15 minutes in the same bath. When they are done I leave them on a sheet of kitchen towel for 5 minutes to dry up the excess. The remaining fluid goes back in the bottle for next time. I get about 15 washes from a bottle - a little seems to evapourate each time you use it. They definately get much more free after the second treatment. I can leave the seals in using this type of bearing bath.
Hope this helps
Phil.

You can also try Dip Bearing Oil from HYBRID, a japanese company.