Reading the Align 450pro tt manual once again and ponder on a question

[murankar]

Ok, I have stated way earlier that I am having issues with the one-way bearing on my heli. I have the Align main gear and auto rotation gear, bought as a kit. Now I did not get the one-way bearing shaft and used the one from the EXI kit.

In the manual it states to "oil" the one-way bearing shaft. I then look at the front of the manual to reference the "oil Icon", it states the meaning to be grease. Now the super combo kit comes with grease and I think it means to use that grease, if so what kind is it? I also recall Tony and others to only use one-way bearing grease on the bearings.

Please clarify for I think I forgot to do something and need to solve this issue I am having.

 

[murankar]

I think I solved the issue on this. I think the main gear was to tight in the bearing blocks. I will try and post a video of what I did if I get a chance to go back out tonight. The wind was blowing sometin fierce. Well maybe not that bad but bad enough to cause lift when I have negative pitch at 45% on normal mode. I am beginning to think I do not have enough head speed for this wind. If this is the case I should know by July 1 when my new motor arrives.

 

[Tony]

This is the grease you want. Yes, it states it's for a nitro motor with a pull start, but it uses the same bearing as the one way bearing.

http://www.amainhobbies.com/product...ogle_ppc_ext&gclid=CJjfprGL07ACFQdeTAodiWZa2Q

 

[murankar]

Thanks Tony, I see what they out in town first then. If I can't find it there then I guess I'll be ordering some.

 

[murankar]

Ha, the heli won after all. Went out to prove a theory. I was right. The main gear assembly has that washer the holds everything together, well I used the Align one. Turns out that the EXI one is a better fit. When I had the Align one installed it was causing the main gear to be to tight in the air frame. So I swapped out the washers and just finished testing it out. Free as a jay bird now, now if I can only transfer my sim skills to the real deal.

 

[Tony]

There is only one way to do that. And that is to just do it. but get it on video while you do hehe.

 

[murankar]

I know its been a while since I posted a video, but this time I bent a main shaft and I do not have a replacement for it. Just checked xheli and they are out of stock. Amainhobbies is a bit pricey today. I will have to order some on payday when I order my motor.

As of right now the heli is in many pieces. Cleaning the metal pieces and soaking the screws in nail polish remover along with any bearings I find. I am also re-oiling them too. Basically I am overhauling the entire model.

I will get video compiled of this process.