Allan Bennett Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 The movement of the throttle sticks on my X9D+ and X9D+2019 radios is becoming a bit sticky. The + has regular gimbals, and the +2019 has Hall effect, and they're both without ratchet. I'm aware that some chemical products can affect plastic, so what is a safe lubricant to use on them, please, to make them silky smooth? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Sweeting 1 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 A basic silicone grease, sold in tubes, should be fine. It squeezes out like a liquid and only needs a drop or two. Try a car spares shop for it. Also a magnifying glass comes in handy for checking for dust and fluff around the swivels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Robbe did a special silicone oil which was quite thick for it's helicopter ball joints I don't know if it's still available, but you can use the silicone damper oil for 1/8 scale cars, it's the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bennett Posted May 23, 2022 Author Share Posted May 23, 2022 Thanks for the suggestions. Strangely, my local car spares shop (Halfords) doesn't do silicone grease -- just silicone sealant, silicone spray, silicone bike lights, silicone wiper blades . . . . . T But I see that if I search for "Silicone bike grease" Halfords offers me teflon grease. Would that be safe on the plastic? Anyway, I see silicone grease on eBay, so no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 (edited) Go to your local plumbers they use Silicone grease on PVC threaded joints, also used on swimming pool vanes. You could always buy the spray and spray it onto a screwdriver then drip in on the radio stick. Edited May 23, 2022 by Paul De Tourtoulon spray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bennett Posted May 23, 2022 Author Share Posted May 23, 2022 The spray can looks like the best bet. It says it's for rubber and plastic among other things, and it's cheaper than most tubes of grease I've found on the internet too ? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 I paid less than 5€ for a small tube of grease for my pool joints,, you must have an RC car club locally that can lend you a tube ,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bennett Posted May 23, 2022 Author Share Posted May 23, 2022 Doh! I've just realised I've got a Tamiya pickup which I built for my grandson a while back. I've got yellow Tamiya damper oil for that, but it doesn't say if it's silicone or not. I've also got Tamiya anti-wear grease and Tamiya ceramic grease. Any of them any good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 That's it the Tamiya damper oil, NOT the ceramic grease,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bennett Posted May 23, 2022 Author Share Posted May 23, 2022 Thank you Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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