General Lubricate gimbals on TX ?

[treff]

I wonder if anyone lubricates the gimbals. I have the DX8 TX and the left stick, the collective is getting a little jerky. What sort of lub
do you use. I have also a JR radio and that is still silky smooth even though its years old. Appreciate any thoughts. Cheers

 

[Lee]

I have had a random sticky feeling on my throttle stick on my DX8 Treff. I thought it was something in the back getting in the way.
I will be taking my DX8 apart tomorrow for a secret project i'm doing. So i'll let you know what my findings are.
White lithium grease is the normal lube for plastics.

 

[Tony]

There are two different metal pieces in teh DX8, one for heli's that are smooth, adn one for planes that has a ratchet. I have a video on how to adjust these. You may just need to back off your tension a little bit. However, a silicone grease, like you would use on a one way bearing is what they lube these with from the factory. Really, any heavy grease will work. Have a watch and let me know if it helps.

Part 6 and part 7 are the two that you want to watch.

Rc-Help - Spektrum DX8

 

[treff]

Thanks for the replies Lee and Tony. I would appreciate what you find Lee. I was going to give it a good going with WD40 but its not
really a lubricant, it just removes water. I will await to see what you find before I delve inside. I need to get white grease I only have black at
the moment. Cheers both

 

[Tony]

As long as it's thick grease, you can use it. You can NOT use thin grease on them as it will just run off, and do NOT use WD-40.